Abstract:
A network controller and a method for automatically define forwarding rules to configure a computer networking device,The network controller (100) is connected to a sub-network (A) of a communication network and comprises: a controller manager (101) that receives a request for a given service, defines forwarding rules related to said service and installs the defined forwarding rules into a computer networking device (120a) in order to configure it for said given service; a deciding module (102) configured to communicate with the controller manager (101) and configured to interact with a DNS server (150) to receive a determined resolution for a DNS request of said request for said given service, and with a database (300) to retrieve information supplementary for the DNS request, in order to assist the controller manager (101) in performing the defining of the forwarding rules; and a plurality of interfaces (SA, SB, SD) for allowing the communication between the different elements.
Abstract:
In the method of the invention said services include Information Technology, or IT, and scheduled services and said converged networks implement Policy Control and Charging Rules Function, or PCRF and advanced Path Computation Element, or PCE+ in a 3rd Generation Partnership Project architecture.It is characterised in that it comprises performing a communication procedure between a PCRF module and a PCE+ module by means of an adaptor entity in order to provide, said PCE+ module, information to said PCRF module, said PCRF module using said information to at least allocate network and/or IT resources demanded when provisioning said services.