METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED DEPLOYMENT OF GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONS WITHIN A CLOUD

摘要

Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: receiving , from a requesting device , a request to establish a component of an application; identifying a policy file associated with the application , wherein the policy file defines at least one segment for the application and defines at least one constraint for a first segment of the at least one segment; selecting the first segment for establishment of the component; selecting a location for establishment of the component ,wherein the location is selected to be consistent with the at least one constraint; and establishing the component at the selected location.