SERVICE CHAINING WITH PHYSICAL NETWORK FUNCTIONS AND VIRTUALIZED NETWORK FUNCTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20220070081A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-03

    申请号:US17454979

    申请日:2021-11-15

    Abstract: Techniques are described in which a centralized controller, such as a software defined networking (SDN) controller, constructs a service chain that includes a physical network function (PNF) between a bare metal server (BMS) and a virtual execution element (e.g., virtual machine or container), or in some instances a remote BMS, or vice-versa. In accordance with the techniques disclosed herein, the controller may construct an inter-network service chain that includes PNFs, or a combination of PNFs and virtualized network functions (VNFs). The controller may construct an inter-network service chain to steer traffic between a BMS and a virtual execution element or remote BMS through an inter-network service chain using Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN) as an underlying transport technology through the service chain.

    Network service discovery
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12068958B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-20

    申请号:US18193583

    申请日:2023-03-30

    CPC classification number: H04L45/76 H04L45/04 H04L47/125

    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for a computing system comprising processing circuitry having access to a storage device, the processing circuitry configured to: generate, by a network controller executing in a software defined network (SDN), an advertisement in a first network cluster executing within a container orchestration platform of the SDN, wherein the advertisement conforms to a routing protocol and comprises information identifying a network service executing in the first network cluster, wherein the network service exposes a backend of a network application to the container orchestration platform of the SDN; and broadcast, by the network controller and to a second network cluster executing within the container orchestration platform of the SDN, the advertisement in accordance with the routing protocol.

    Service chaining with physical network functions and virtualized network functions

    公开(公告)号:US11956141B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-09

    申请号:US18297291

    申请日:2023-04-07

    CPC classification number: H04L45/02 H04L12/4641 H04L41/12

    Abstract: Techniques are described in which a centralized controller, such as a software defined networking (SDN) controller, constructs a service chain that includes a physical network function (PNF) between a bare metal server (BMS) and a virtual execution element (e.g., virtual machine or container), or in some instances a remote BMS, or vice-versa. In accordance with the techniques disclosed herein, the controller may construct an inter-network service chain that includes PNFs, or a combination of PNFs and virtualized network functions (VNFs). The controller may construct an inter-network service chain to steer traffic between a BMS and a virtual execution element or remote BMS through an inter-network service chain using Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN) as an underlying transport technology through the service chain.

    Service chaining with physical network functions and virtualized network functions

    公开(公告)号:US11652727B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-16

    申请号:US17454979

    申请日:2021-11-15

    CPC classification number: H04L45/02 H04L12/4641 H04L41/12

    Abstract: Techniques are described in which a centralized controller, such as a software defined networking (SDN) controller, constructs a service chain that includes a physical network function (PNF) between a bare metal server (BMS) and a virtual execution element (e.g., virtual machine or container), or in some instances a remote BMS, or vice-versa. In accordance with the techniques disclosed herein, the controller may construct an inter-network service chain that includes PNFs, or a combination of PNFs and virtualized network functions (VNFs). The controller may construct an inter-network service chain to steer traffic between a BMS and a virtual execution element or remote BMS through an inter-network service chain using Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN) as an underlying transport technology through the service chain.

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