Methods and systems for controller-based data forwarding rules without routing protocols
AssigneeCloudgenix, Inc.
InventorsVenkataraman Anand, Arivu Ramasamy
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Abstract
A method includes determining a plurality of network segments comprising a network, determining a manner in which the plurality of segments are connected, determining network segments and how segments are connected, at least in part, without a routing protocol, discovering a plurality of external network segments via a hub device associated with the network and utilizing the plurality of network segments comprising the network, the manner in which the plurality of segments are connected and the plurality of external network segments.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- determining a plurality of network segments comprising a network;
- determining a manner in which the plurality of segments are connected;
- determining network segments and how segments are connected, at least in part, without a routing protocol;
- discovering a plurality of external network segments via a hub device associated with the network;
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- utilizing the plurality of network segments comprising the network, the manner in which the plurality of segments are connected and the plurality of external network segments.
A centrally controllable multi-tenant controller for controlling a plurality of assets across a plurality of distributed computing environments wherein the controller is configured to:
- determine a plurality of network segments comprising a network;
- determine a manner in which the plurality of segments are connected;
- determine network segments and how segments are connected, at least in part, without a routing protocol;
- discover a plurality of external network segments via a hub device associated with the network;
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- utilize the plurality of network segments and addresses comprising the network, the manner in which the plurality of segments are connected and the plurality of external network segments to establish at least one forwarding rule.
A system comprising:
- a multi-tenant controller configured to create a network description of a network;
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- a hub device forming a part of the network and configured to execute a routing protocol with at least one other device resulting in network information and to communicate the network information to the multi-tenant controller, wherein the multi-tenant controller is configured to merge the network information with the network description.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.