Management of network elements in a cloud platform

    公开(公告)号:US10680916B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-09

    申请号:US15714784

    申请日:2017-09-25

    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which is stored machine readable instructions that when executed cause the processor to receive first data from a first data provider in a cloud platform, receive second data from a second data provider in the cloud platform, the second data being a different type of data than the first data, and the first data and the second data pertaining to network elements in the cloud platform. The instructions may also cause the processor to normalize the first data and the second data and based on an analysis of the normalized first data and the second data, identify an action to be executed in the cloud platform. The instructions may further cause the processor to instruct a dispatcher to execute the action.

    Plugin framework to support zero touch management of heterogeneous infrastructure elements across distributed data centers

    公开(公告)号:US11281476B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-22

    申请号:US16777779

    申请日:2020-01-30

    Abstract: Example implementations relate to a plugin framework that facilitates management of heterogenous infrastructure resources residing in distributed data centers by multiple resource aggregators (RAs). According to an example, the plugin framework is logically interposed between the RAs and the heterogeneous infrastructure resources. The plugin framework includes multiple plugins each of which exposes a public API through which the RAs interact with the heterogeneous infrastructure resources. Each of the plugins corresponds to a particular type of resource of the heterogeneous infrastructure resources. Responsive to a first request issued to an RA by a north-bound client to a collection of the heterogeneous infrastructure resources, a plugin receives via its public API a second request including an RA-native message directed to a resource of the collection. The plugin directs the resource to take an action specified by the second request by translating the RA-native message to an infrastructure-native message understood by the resource.

    Managing virtual network functions

    公开(公告)号:US11050623B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-29

    申请号:US15772316

    申请日:2015-10-30

    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein include a method of managing virtual network functions of a network functions virtualization (NFV) network environment includes generating an integration virtual network function (integration VNF) to allow a user to perform tasks related to integration and deployment of a first virtual network function (first VNF), and generating an orchestration template for a first virtual network function (first VNF) with an NFV orchestrator of the NFV environment. The method further includes reviewing the orchestration template with the integration VNF, and orchestrating deployment of the first VNF with a virtual infrastructure manager (VIM) of the NFV environment based on the orchestration template.

    PLUGIN FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT ZERO TOUCH MANAGEMENT OF HETEROGENEOUS INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS ACROSS DISTRIBUTED DATA CENTERS

    公开(公告)号:US20210240497A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-05

    申请号:US16777779

    申请日:2020-01-30

    Abstract: Example implementations relate to a plugin framework that facilitates management of heterogenous infrastructure resources residing in distributed data centers by multiple resource aggregators (RAs). According to an example, the plugin framework is logically interposed between the RAs and the heterogeneous infrastructure resources. The plugin framework includes multiple plugins each of which exposes a public API through which the RAs interact with the heterogeneous infrastructure resources. Each of the plugins corresponds to a particular type of resource of the heterogeneous infrastructure resources. Responsive to a first request issued to an RA by a north-bound client to a collection of the heterogeneous infrastructure resources, a plugin receives via its public API a second request including an RA-native message directed to a resource of the collection. The plugin directs the resource to take an action specified by the second request by translating the RA-native message to an infrastructure-native message understood by the resource.

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