Patent
Software defined networking portal for custom-defined network routing
| العنوان: | Software defined networking portal for custom-defined network routing |
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| Patent Number: | 12192,055 |
| تاريخ النشر: | January 07, 2025 |
| Appl. No: | 18/403968 |
| Application Filed: | January 04, 2024 |
| مستخلص: | Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for custom-defined network routing. In one implementation, a set of custom defined network flow rules is received at an edge router of a primary network, which is in communication with a customer network. The set of custom defined network flow rules correspond to network traffic associated with the customer network. The set of custom defined network flow rules is stored in a forwarding table on the edge router. A packet of data is received at the edge router. The packet of data is attributed to the customer network. The set of custom defined network flow rules is applied to the pack of data using the forwarding table. |
| Inventors: | Level 3 Communications, LLC (Broomfield, CO, US) |
| Assignees: | Level 3 Communications, LLC (Denver, CO, US) |
| Claim: | 1. A method for custom-defined network routing, the method comprising: receiving, at a primary network, authentication information; identifying, based on the authentication information, a customer network, the customer network distinct from, and in communication with, the primary network; receiving a set of custom defined network flow rules at an edge router of the primary network, the set of custom defined network flow rules specific to network traffic transceived with the customer network, wherein at least a first rule of the set of custom defined network flow rules defines a priority for application of the first rule in case the first rule conflicts with another rule of the custom defined set of rules to the network traffic; storing the set of custom defined network flow rules in a forwarding table specific to the customer network on the edge router; receiving a packet of data at the edge router; attributing the packet of data to the customer network; and applying the set of custom defined network flow rules to the packet of data using the forwarding table, wherein each of the custom defined set of rules defines a duration for application of the custom defined set of rules to the network traffic at the at least one edge router. |
| Claim: | 2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the set of custom defined network flow rules is distributed to the edge network by a controller of the primary network. |
| Claim: | 3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the packet of data includes a header and the packet of data is attributed to the customer network using the header. |
| Claim: | 4. The method as recited in claim 3 , wherein the packet of data is attributed to the customer network using at least one of: a source address or a destination address specified in the header. |
| Claim: | 5. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the set of custom defined network flow rules includes one or more of: drop, demarc, rate limit, queue selection, and path selection. |
| Claim: | 6. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of the set of custom defined network flow rules defines for application to the network traffic. |
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| Primary Examiner: | Kim, Harry H |
| رقم الانضمام: | edspgr.12192055 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | USPTO Patent Grants |
| الوصف غير متاح. |