公开(公告)号：US20210135872A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-06

申请号：US16671088

申请日：2019-10-31

Applicant: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP

Inventor： Thomas M. Laffey ,  Charles F. Clark

IPC: H04L9/32 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L9/08

Abstract: A method and apparatus for use in a trusted network environment together or separately employ an implicit attestation that a requesting computing resource is in a trusted state before access to a network resource is granted. The method includes: verifying that a requesting computing resource is in a trusted state; accessing the private key using the released key authorization value; and creating a digital signature for the requesting device from the accessed private key. The apparatus may implement the method.

公开(公告)号：US10992520B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-27

申请号：US15500628

申请日：2014-11-06

Applicant: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

Inventor： Junggun Lee ,  Chaithan M. Prakash ,  Charles F. Clark ,  Dave Lenrow ,  Yoshio Turner ,  Sujata Banerjee ,  Yadi Ma ,  Joon-Myung Kang ,  Puneet Sharma

IPC: G06F15/177 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/64

Abstract: Example implementations disclosed herein can be used to generate composite network policy graphs based on multiple network policy graphs input by network users that may have different goals for the network. The resulting composite network policy graph can be used to program a network so that it meets the requirements necessary to achieve the goals of at least some of the network users. In one example implementation, a method can include receiving multiple network policy graphs, generating composite endpoint groups based on relationships between endpoint groups and policy graph sources, generating composite paths based on the relationships between the endpoints and the network policy graphs, generating a composite network policy graph based on the composite endpoint groups and the composite paths, and analyzing the composite network policy graph to determine conflicts or errors.

公开(公告)号：US20210099359A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-01

申请号：US17121415

申请日：2020-12-14

Applicant: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP

Inventor： Charles F. Clark ,  Craig Joseph Mills ,  Frank J. Wood

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W24/02

Abstract: A network configuration development environment is disclosed. In particular, an editor configured to interface with multiple network devices simultaneously, to view and adjust their device configuration settings, is provided. The network configuration development environment allows a system administrator to manage configuration definitions (e.g., run-time or start-up device configuration parameters) relative to a plurality of network devices simultaneously to achieve correctness and appropriate consistency for each of those devices in a network infrastructure. The network development environment may include an ability to apply changes directly to one or more network devices or to apply changes to stored “configuration files” that are associated with individual devices. Changes to stored configurations may be applied automatically, for example, within a maintenance window for the network, in a controlled manner with a “roll-back” capability in the event of failure or unexpected result as a consequence of the automatically applied changes.

公开(公告)号：US10749759B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-18

申请号：US15934830

申请日：2018-03-23

Applicant: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

Inventor： Charles F. Clark ,  Craig Joseph Mills

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  G06F16/23 ,  G06F16/951 ,  G06F3/0482

Abstract: A network configuration development environment including an insights enabled editor is disclosed. In particular, this disclosure is related to an editor that provides just-in-time information in an insights area to assist a network developer to configure parameter settings for one or more network devices. In one example, attributes of a switch are the area of focus of a current edit session, and, based on this area of focus, the insights editor may query the switch to obtain current information. Information returned from the switch may be provided in an “insights area” visible to the user about to edit settings for that same switch. The disclosed insights editor represents part of an overall network configuration development environment that includes automated techniques to assist with network configuration, design and maintenance.

公开(公告)号：US20190334807A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-31

申请号：US15964905

申请日：2018-04-27

Applicant: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

Inventor： Charles F. Clark ,  Shaun Wackerly

IPC: H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/24

Abstract: An example method is described for monitoring a network. The method includes detecting that a network attribute has been updated at a network device. The method further includes selecting, based in part on the updated network attribute, a set of network functionality tests from a group of network functionality tests. The method further includes executing the set of network functionality tests. The method further includes receiving information describing functionality of the network during the set of network functionality tests at the network device. The method further includes determining results of the set of network functionality tests based on the information describing functionality of the network. The method further includes calculating a network functionality score based, in part, on the results of the set of network functionality tests.

公开(公告)号：US20190296983A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-26

申请号：US15934830

申请日：2018-03-23

Applicant: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

Inventor： Charles F. Clark ,  Craig Joseph Mills

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F3/0482

Abstract: A network configuration development environment including an insights enabled editor is disclosed. In particular, this disclosure is related to an editor that provides just-in-time information in an insights area to assist a network developer to configure parameter settings for one or more network devices. In one example, attributes of a switch are the area of focus of a current edit session, and, based on this area of focus, the insights editor may query the switch to obtain current information. Information returned from the switch may be provided in an “insights area” visible to the user about to edit settings for that same switch. The disclosed insights editor represents part of an overall network configuration development environment that includes automated techniques to assist with network configuration, design and maintenance.

公开(公告)号：US20190296971A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-26

申请号：US15934806

申请日：2018-03-23

Applicant: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

Inventor： Charles F. Clark ,  Craig Joseph Mills ,  Shaun Wackerly

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/26

Abstract: A network configuration change validation environment is disclosed. In particular, this disclosure is related to an interface to initiate automated test actions (e.g., network monitoring commands, application monitoring commands, etc.) and to view results in an efficient manner to support a network communication infrastructure. In one example, results of a set of commands executed prior to a configuration change may serve as a baseline and one or more results of the same set of commands may be intelligently compared to the baseline to identify any potential issues that have arisen. For example, as a result of a specific network configuration change or application update. The disclosed network change validation command initiator and validation report viewer represent part of an overall network configuration change validation environment that includes automated techniques such that it may be used within a given change window.