摘要 |
System, method, and computer program product to provide capability identification and modification through hardware introspection and reflection in a network, by exposing, to an application: (i) a plurality of attributes of each of a plurality of network elements in a network, (ii) a current state of each of the plurality of network elements, and (iii) a set of networking capabilities of each of the plurality of network elements, and providing, to the application, an interface for real-time configuration of each of the plurality of network elements and a set of data flows passing through each respective network element. |
主权项 |
1. A method to provide capability identification and modification through hardware introspection and reflection in a network, comprising:
exposing, to an application: (i) a plurality of attributes of each of a plurality of network elements in a network, (ii) a current state of each of the plurality of network elements, and (iii) a set of networking capabilities of each of the plurality of network elements; and providing, to the application, an interface for real-time configuration of each of the plurality of network elements and a set of data flows passing through each respective network element. |