Novel massively decentralized network automation framework, and corresponding method of operation

A computer program comprising instructions, once executed on a processor, for performing a method to manage more than one network node for control and management, synchronization and automation of a network comprising a plurality of nodes, the method comprising iteratively executing the steps of:

• broadcasting reachability metrics to other network components in the network and receiving reachability metrics from other network components in the network;
• computing a local domain table based on the received reachability metrics, the local domain table identifying all network components available per node;
• ordering, for each node, the available network components as a function of the reachability metrics;
• establishing the network component with the optimum reachability metrics as the primary network component for each node;
• and
• executing service provisioning if established as the primary network component.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, once executed on a processor, for performing a method to manage more than one network node for control and management, synchronization and automation of a network comprising a plurality of nodes, the method comprising iteratively executing the steps of:

• broadcasting reachability metrics to other network components in the network and receiving reachability metrics from other network components in the network;
• computing a local domain table based on the received reachability metrics, the local domain table identifying all network components available per node;
• ordering, for each node, the available network components as a function of the reachability metrics;
• establishing the network component with the optimum reachability metrics as the primary network component for each node;
• and
• executing service provisioning if established as the primary network component.