Semantic Matching of Federation Intents and Services Capabilities in a Planning System for Automatic Service Federation

A computing device configured to automatically generate connectivity configuration between domains, comprising:

• memory for storing a program;
• and
• a processor, functionally coupled to the memory, the processor being responsive to computer-executable instructions contained in the program and operative for:
• receiving a rule;
• reading the rule to determine a first domain invoking a service, a second domain having the service, and connectivity requirements for the first and second domains;
• automatically determining a first proxy and a second proxy to fulfill the rule;
• and
• automatically assigning the first proxy to the first domain and the second proxy to the second domain.

A computer program product, tangibly embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program product including instructions for causing a computer to execute a method for automatically generating connectivity configuration between domains by a device, comprising:

• receiving a rule;
• reading the rule to determine a first domain invoking a service, a second domain having the service, and connectivity requirements for the first and second domains;
• automatically determining a first proxy and a second proxy to fulfill the rule;
• and
• automatically assigning the first proxy to the first domain and the second proxy to the second domain.