公开(公告)号：US20130315060A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-28

申请号：US13892689

申请日：2013-05-13

Applicant: Juniper Networks, Inc.

Inventor： Gunes Aybay ,  Pradeep Sindhu ,  Anjan Venkatramani

IPC: H04L12/931 ,  H04L12/801

CPC classification number: H04L41/0813 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L43/0817 ,  H04L45/306 ,  H04L47/12 ,  H04L49/35 ,  H04L49/65 ,  H04L49/70 ,  H04L63/0263

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes sending a configuration signal to a virtual network switch module within a control plane of a communications network. The configuration signal is configured to define a first network rule at the virtual network switch module. The method also includes configuring a packet forwarding module such that the packet forwarding module implements a second network rule, and receiving status information from the virtual network switch module and status information from the packet forwarding module. The status information is received via the control plane.