Network Management Layer - Configuration Management

摘要

Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing network management layer configuration management. In some embodiments, a system might determine one or more network devices in a network for implementing a service arising from a service request that originates from a client device over the network. The system might further determine network technology utilized by each of the one or more network devices, and might generate flow domain information (in some cases, in the form of a flow domain network (“FDN”) object), using flow domain analysis, based at least in part on the determined network devices and/or the determined network technology. The system might automatically configure at least one of the network devices to enable performance of the service (which might include, without limitation, service activation, service modification, fault isolation, and/or performance monitoring), based at least in part on the generated flow domain information.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, with a first network device in a network, a service request, the service request originating from a first client device over the network; determining, with the first network device, one or more second network devices for implementing a service arising from the service request; determining, with the first network device, network technology utilized by each of the one or more second network devices; generating, with the first network device, flow domain information, using flow domain analysis, based at least in part on the determined one or more second network devices and based at least in part on the determined network technology utilized by each of the one or more second network devices; and automatically configuring, with a third network device in the network, at least one of the one or more second network devices to enable performance of the service arising from the service request, based at least in part on the generated flow domain information.