A network element and a controller for managing the network element
    2.
    发明公开
    A network element and a controller for managing the network element 审中-公开
    Netzwerkelement und Steuerung zur Verwaltung des Netzwerkelements

    公开(公告)号:EP2897345A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-22

    申请号:EP15151210.0

    申请日:2015-01-15

    申请人: Coriant Oy

    摘要: A method for configuring network elements of a software-defined network comprises receiving (401) configuration data at one of the network elements, constructing (402) a configuration system of the network element on the basis of the configuration data, addressing (403) by the network element the configuration data or an appropriate portion of it to at least one other of the network elements, and transmitting (404) in accordance with the configuration system at least the appropriate portion of the configuration data to the other network element. The other network element, in turn, constructs its configuration system on the basis of the configuration data received by it and possibly transmits at least a portion of the configuration data to still one or more other network elements. Thus, the network elements represent a single entity from the viewpoint of a controller of the software-defined network. Hence, the scalability of the software-defined network is improved.
    The figure proposed to be presented with the abstract: Figure 4.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于配置软件定义网络的网络元件的方法包括:在所述网络元件之一处接收(401)配置数据,基于所述配置数据构建(402)所述网络元件的配置系统,寻址(403)由 网络将配置数据或其适当部分组合到至少另一个网络元件,并且根据配置系统至少将配置数据的适当部分发送(404)到另一个网络元件。 另一个网络元件依次由其接收的配置数据构建其配置系统,并且可能将至少一部分配置数据发送到一个或多个其他网络元件。 因此,从软件定义的网络的控制器的角度来看,网络元件表示单个实体。 因此,软件定义网络的可扩展性得到改善。 该图提出了摘要:图4。

    A network element and a controller for managing the network element
    4.
    发明公开
    A network element and a controller for managing the network element 有权
    Netzwerkelement und Steuereinheit zur Verwaltung des Netzwerkelements

    公开(公告)号:EP2874354A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-20

    申请号:EP14192593.3

    申请日:2014-11-11

    申请人: Coriant Oy

    IPC分类号: H04L12/24 H04L12/755

    摘要: A network element (101-104) of a software-defined network is adapted to construct a configuration system on the basis of configuration data received from a controller (105, 106) of the software-defined network. The network element is arranged to transmit, in response to an event indicating a need to verify the configuration system, status information to the controller. The event may comprise for example a loss and a subsequent re-establishment of a connection between the network element and the controller. The status information indicates a first portion of the configuration data which has been implemented in the configuration system prior to the event. After receiving the status information, the controller is able transmit an appropriate second portion of the configuration data to the network element so as to enable verification of an appropriate portion of the configuration system. Thus, there is no need to verify the whole configuration system after the event.

    摘要翻译: 软件定义网络的网元(101-104)适于基于从软件定义网络的控制器(105,106)接收的配置数据构建配置系统。 网络元件被布置为响应于指示需要验证配置系统的事件向控制器发送状态信息。 事件可以包括例如网络元件和控制器之间的连接的丢失和随后的重新建立。 状态信息表示已经在事件之前的配置系统中实现的配置数据的第一部分。 在接收到状态信息之后,控制器能够将配置数据的适当的第二部分发送到网络元件,以便能够验证配置系统的适当部分。 因此,在事件发生后,不需要验证整个配置系统。

    A method and a device for controlling memory-usage of a functional component
    8.
    发明公开
    A method and a device for controlling memory-usage of a functional component 有权
    使用的功能组件的方法和装置的存储器的控制

    公开(公告)号:EP2863313A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-22

    申请号:EP14187847.0

    申请日:2014-10-07

    申请人: Coriant Oy

    IPC分类号: G06F12/10

    摘要: The invention relates to controlling memory-usage of a functional component, e.g. a network interface of a router or a switch. A portion of a virtual memory organized to comprise virtual memory pages is reserved (201) for the use of the functional component. Mapping between the virtual memory pages and physical memory areas implemented with a physical memory is formed (202), and data items providing accesses to the physical memory areas are written (203) to one or more of the physical memory areas. The functional component is enabled to directly access to a physical memory area mapped to a virtual memory page so that the data item that provides access to this physical memory area is read (204) from the physical memory with the aid of the mapping and a virtual memory address related to the virtual memory page, and the read data item is delivered (205) to the functional component.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种控制功能部件的内存使用,E.G. 路由器或交换机的网络接口。 组织包括虚拟存储器页的虚拟存储器的一部分被用于使用功能部件的保留(201)。 虚拟内存页和与物理存储器中实现的物理存储器区域之间的映射被形成(202),并提供访问到物理存储器区域dataItems被写入(203)到一个或多个物理存储器区域。 功能部件被启用以直接访问映射到虚拟存储器页的物理存储器区域所以没有数据项没有提供对此物理存储区域从与映射的助剂和虚拟物理存储器读取(204) 存储器地址与虚拟存储器页,且READDATA项被递送(205)与功能部件。

    A METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR DEFINING A LOOK-UP SYSTEM FOR A NETWORK ELEMENT OF A SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:EP2753033B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-13

    申请号:EP13197971.8

    申请日:2013-12-18

    申请人: Coriant Oy

    IPC分类号: H04L12/741

    CPC分类号: H04L45/745

    摘要: A method for defining a look-up system having functionality suitable for a network element of a software-defined network "SDN" comprises maintaining (401) data specifying a set of look-up tables so that the look-up system is capable of being constructed in alternative ways using one or more look-up tables of the set of look-up tables and each of the look-up tables has a look-up table specific resource consumption estimate indicating a load factor of at least one component of the network element when running operations related to the look-up table. The method comprises selecting (402), on the basis of the look-up table specific resource consumption estimates, such one of the alternative ways of constructing the look-up system which provides a look-up system that is optimal, or at least suitable, for the network element.