US 9,806,944 B2 · Network controller and a computer implemented method for automatically define forwarding rules to configure a computer networking device

Abstract

A network controller and a method for automatically define forwarding rules to configure a computer networking device, The network controller (100) is connected to a sub-network (A) of a communication network and comprises: a controller manager (101) that receives a request for a given service, defines forwarding rules related to said service and installs the defined forwarding rules into a computer networking device (120a) in order to configure it for said given service; a deciding module (102) configured to communicate with the controller manager (101) and configured to interact with a DNS server (150) to receive a determined resolution for a DNS request of said request for said given service, and with a database (300) to retrieve information supplementary for the DNS request, in order to assist the controller manager (101) in performing the defining of the forwarding rules; and a plurality of interfaces (SA, SB, SD) for allowing the communication between the different elements.

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Dependent claims

A network controller for automatically define forwarding rules to configure a computer networking device, whereby said network controller is connected to a sub-network of a communication network and comprises:

a controller manager that receives a request for a given service and defines, by executing an algorithm, forwarding rules related to said service and installs the defined forwarding rules into a computer networking device of the sub-network of the communication network in order to configure the computer networking device for said given service,
characterized in that the network controller further comprises:
a deciding module configured to communicate with the controller manager and configured to interact with a DNS server to receive a determined resolution for a DNS request of said request for said given service, and with a database to retrieve information supplementary for the DNS request, in order to assist the controller manager in performing the defining of the forwarding rules;
and
a plurality of interfaces for allowing the communication of the deciding module with the controller manager, the DNS server and the database.

2 more elements

A computed implemented method for automatically define forwarding rules to configure a computer networking device, the method comprising:

receiving, by a controller manager of a network controller connected to a sub-network of a communication network, a request for a given service;
and
defining, by said controller manager, by executing an algorithm, forwarding rules related to said given service, and installing the defined forwarding rules into a computer networking device of the sub-network of the communication network in order to configure the computer networking device for the given service,
characterized in that the method comprises:
forwarding, by a deciding module of the network controller in communication with the controller manager, a DNS request of said request for the given service to a DNS server, the latter determining a resolution for the DNS request and further forwarding the determined resolution to the deciding module;
and
retrieving, by the deciding module, after receiving the determined resolution from the DNS server, information supplementary for the DNS request from a database, so that the deciding module assists the controller manager in performing the definition of the forwarding rules.

4 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Network controller and a computer implemented method for automatically define forwarding rules to configure a computer networking device

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Network controller and a computer implemented method for automatically define forwarding rules to configure a computer networking device

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