Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.P.

Daniel Slightam

Robert B Taylor

James Randall Walker

Bob Taylor

Kevin Cole

Systems and methods for managing capabilities in a network are described. The method describes receiving a first capabilities data structure having a first dataset from a primary service, and then receiving a second capabilities data structure having a second dataset from one or more secondary services. The method next describes combining at least the first dataset and the second dataset into a combined capabilities data structure and providing services within the network based on the combined capabilities data structure. Another method describes requesting first and second job tickets from first and second services, where the tickets include first and second nodes respectively. The method next describes identifying the first and second job ticket nodes, and determining whether the nodes are capable of being aggregated. Finally, the method describes aggregating the nodes that are capable of being aggregated, and producing a consumable result job ticket that includes the aggregated nodes.

System and method for managing capabilities in a network

Systems and methods are directed to managing resources within a network. In one example a method includes receiving destination capabilities from at least one destination component to an intermediate services component and generating an aggregate capabilities ticket based on the received destination capabilities. The method further includes providing the generated aggregate capabilities ticket from the intermediate services component to a client component and receiving an aggregate intent ticket that is produced by the client component and based on the aggregate capabilities ticket to the intermediate services component from the client component. The method may further include compiling a destination component database. The method may additionally include generating a destination intent ticket based on the received aggregate intent ticket and the destination component database, and providing the destination intent ticket to a target destination component.

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