TRANSLATING NETWORK FORWARDING PLANE MODELS INTO TARGET IMPLEMENTATION USING NETWORK PRIMITIVES

摘要

A routing controller in a communication network may be responsible for generating a device model that defines intended forwarding behavior of the network. The device model may be generated using a target-independent universal language of network primitives. Network primitives are building blocks of the device model. The network primitives can be grouped to form submodels to create modularity within the device model. The network primitives and the submodels can be stored in libraries. The controller may send the device model to a target device. Upon receiving the device model from the controller, the target device may translate the device model to implementation.

主权项

1. A non-transitory electronic device readable storage medium holding instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to:
receive a device model described in a target-independent format, where the device model:
includes one or more network primitives, anddescribes an intended forwarding behavior for a target device; translate the device model to the one or more capabilities of the target device, the target device having a forwarding capability, wherein the translating includes mapping the one or more network primitives to the one or more capabilities of the target device; configure the target device based on the translating; receive one or more input packets; and forward one or more input packets to one or more elements of the network based on the configuring.