Vmware, Inc.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

Plexxi Inc.

Nyansa, Inc.

Network Coding, Inc.

Richard Barry

Anand Srinivas

Daniel Kan

Abraham Ankumah

Lei Zhang

Derek E Spock

Ruoding Li

David J Husak

Peter B Everdell

Ali ParandehGheibi

Matthew William Morgan

A system and method for observing and controlling a programmable network via higher layer attributes is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the system includes one or more collectors and a remote network manager. The one or more collectors are configured to receive network traffic data from a plurality of network elements in the network. The remote network manager is configured to connect to the one or more collectors over the Internet via a network interface. The one or more collectors extract metadata from the network traffic data and send the metadata to the network manager.

System and method for observing and controlling a programmable network using cross network learning

A method for setting up forwarding tables is described. A USAT part for a node is received. The USAT part includes glow definitions and a FGPL. Each glow describes network traffic flows and role instructions for the flows. Each FGP describes a role for the switching node; a validity rule; and relevant network topology. The method also includes determining a selected active FGP in the FGPL using the validity rule for the FGP, a network state and the ordering of the FGPs; initializing the glows, requesting a role identification to perform based on the selected FGP, determining the role instructions and instructing the TMS to update tables accordingly; and storing entries in software tables based on glows and the role instructions for the identified role, dynamically resolving conflicts among entries, and granting table updates to hardware tables. The tables include a software table for each hardware memory for forwarding packets.

Framework for universally specified affinity topologies with partial path invalidation and generalized network flows

System and method for observing and controlling a programmable network using time varying data collection

System and method for observing and controlling a programmable network via higher layer attributes

A system and method for providing automatic closed loop control of a network using a dynamic control loop. The system includes one or more collectors and a remote network manager. The one or more collectors are configured to receive network traffic data from a plurality of network elements in the network. The remote network manager computes an initial control policy to the programmable network elements using (1) high-level policies, security requirements, and any anomalous traffic behavior; (2) configuration capability and current configuration of underlying network elements; (3) network topology, statistics, and tolerable configuration change; and (4) control loop parameters including stability, oscillation, and timescale. The remote network manager sends control policy parameters to the programmable network elements, observes the network, measures effectiveness of the initial control policy with respect to the high-level policy, and computes an updated control policy to send to the programmable network elements.

System and method for automatic closed loop control

System and method for observing and controlling a programmable network using a remote network manager

A system and method is disclosed for enabling a redirection application to use non-proxy-enabled modules for communication with a server through a proxy server, in which a non-proxy-enabled module takes an address or an URL as the input to establish a connection with the server. This system and method does not require administrative access (e.g. super-user, root, and the like), which is useful for mobile devices where obtaining such privileges is typically difficult. In one embodiment, a media application may use a media player provided by an operating system as a module. In this embodiment, the media application is the redirection application and the media player is the module. The non-proxy-enabled modules use addresses or URLs to locate and fetch data.

Non-intrusive proxy system and method for applications without proxy support

A connectivity device permits simplified connections for realizing complex networking topologies using lower cost components. The device can be optically passive, or can have an active aspect to control switching to realize additional topology related features. The device permits cabling to be simplified while reducing cost to permit implementations of complex networking topologies to be realized faster and with greater reliability. The device aids in scaling out a network implementation and can provide connectivity for an arbitrary number of nodes with efficient capacity usage.

System and method for data center optical connection

Data center network architectures, systems, and methods that can reduce the cost and complexity of data center networks. Such data center network architectures, systems, and methods employ physical optical ring network and multi-dimensional network topologies and optical nodes to efficiently allocate bandwidth within the data center networks, while reducing the physical interconnectivity requirements of the data center networks. The respective optical nodes can be configured to provide various switching topologies, including, but not limited to, chordal ring switching topologies and multi-dimensional chordal ring switching topologies.

Optical architecture and channel plan employing multi-fiber configurations for data center network switching

Data center network architectures, systems, and methods that can reduce the cost and complexity of data center networks. Such data center network architectures, systems, and methods employ physical optical ring network topologies, optical nodes, and optical junction nodes to efficiently allocate bandwidth within the data center networks, while reducing the overall physical interconnectivity requirements of the data center networks.

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Richard Barry