State consistency monitoring for plane-separation architectures

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that includes a set of instructions which, in response to execution by a processor of a computer system, cause the processor to perform state consistency monitoring, wherein the method comprises:

• identifying one or more association chains that associate (a) first state information of one or more first network entities residing on the first plane with (b) second state information of one or more second network entities residing on the second plane, wherein the first plane and the second plane are different planes;
• based on the one or more association chains, performing a consistency check to compare multiple first fields of the first state information with multiple second fields of the second state information;
• based on the consistency check, determining whether there is a state inconsistency between the first plane and the second plane;
• and
• in response to determination that there is a state inconsistency, performing a remediation action to address the state inconsistency by generating and sending at least one of the following:
• a notification to a user, and a remediation request to a particular first network entity residing on the first plane or a particular second network entity residing on the second plane.

A computer system, comprising (a) a datastore, (b) a consistency check unit and (c) a remediation dispatcher, wherein:

• (a) the datastore is to store first state information of one or more first network entities residing on the first plane and second state information of one or more second network entities residing on the second plane, wherein the first plane and the second plane are different planes;
• (b) the consistency check unit is to perform the following:
• identify one or more association chains that associate the first state information with the second state information;
• based on the one or more association chains, perform a consistency check to compare multiple first fields of the first state information with multiple second fields of the second state information;
• and
• based on the consistency check, determine whether there is a state inconsistency between the first plane and the second plane;
• and
• (c) the remediation dispatcher is to, in response to determination that there is a state inconsistency, perform a remediation action to address the state inconsistency by generating and sending at least one of the following:
• a notification to a user, and a remediation request to a particular first network entity residing on the first plane or a particular second network entity residing on the second plane.