LOW LEVEL PROVISIONING OF NETWORK FABRICS

摘要

A network fabric application coupled to a data link layer is provided with access to network elements in an optical fiber network. The network fabric application defines a network fabric configuration comprising at least a subset of the network elements, wherein the network fabric forms a multi-path communication network among the subset. The network fabric is configured to transmit data among networked devices in the network fabric along the multi-path communication network.

主权项

1. A method of provisioning a network fabric, comprising:
providing, to a first application that couples with a data link layer, access to network elements that are connected via network connections; defining, by the first application, a network fabric configuration of at least a subset of the network elements; provisioning, by the first application, at the data link layer the subset of network elements according to the network fabric configuration to operate as a network fabric, where the network fabric forms a first multi-path communication network among networked devices; and configuring the network fabric to transmit data among the networked devices within the network fabric along the first multi-path communication network.