Tag normalization of network elements
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Mark Townsley, Mark Alan Bakke, Jayaraman Iyer
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Abstract
Techniques are described that enable tag normalization of network elements across cloud service providers in multi-cloud networks. The techniques enable customers to create and/or use tags for network elements (e.g., VPCs, VNETs, subnets, etc.), where tagging nomenclature may differ across cloud service providers, on-premises data centers, etc. The techniques enable the customers to tag their network objects across cloud service providers, and allow different tags to be normalized, or correlated, despite being associated with different nomenclature. The techniques allow network elements of multi-cloud networks to be interconnected on behalf of the user, thus improving network and customer efficiencies.
Claims20
A method of providing tag normalization of network elements in a multi-cloud network (MCN), comprising:
- identifying a first tag of a first network element in the MCN, the first network element being associated with a cloud account of the MCN;
- identifying a second tag of a second network element in the MCN, the second network element being associated with the cloud account;
- determining that the first tag corresponds to the second tag;
- determining, based at least in part on the first tag corresponding to the second tag, a tag mapping including an indication of the first tag and the second tag;
- and
- sending the tag mapping to a virtual point of presence (vPoP) within the MCN.
A system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- identifying a first tag of a first network element in a multi-cloud network (MCN), the first network element being associated with a cloud account of the MCN;
- identifying a second tag of a second network element in the MCN, the second network element being associated with the cloud account;
- determining that the first tag corresponds to the second tag;
- determining, based at least in part on the first tag corresponding to the second tag, a tag mapping including an indication of the first tag and the second tag;
- and
- sending the tag mapping to a virtual point of presence (vPoP) within the MCN.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media maintaining instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, program the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- identifying a first tag of a first network element in a multi-cloud network (MCN), the first network element being associated with a cloud account of the MCN;
- identifying a second tag of a second network element in the MCN, the second network element being associated with the cloud account;
- determining that the first tag corresponds to the second tag;
- determining, based at least in part on the first tag corresponding to the second tag, a tag mapping including an indication of the first tag and the second tag;
- and
- sending the tag mapping to a virtual point of presence (vPoP) within the MCN.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.