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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2018
Veriflow Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Firat Kiyak, Champaign, IL (US);
Giri Prashanth Subramanian, Champaign, IL (US);
Sajid Awan, San Jose, CA (US);
Matthew Chapman Caesar, Champaign, CA (US);
Philip Brighten Godfrey, Champaign, IL (US);
Matthew Paul Wycklendt, McFarland, WI (US);
VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for managing a network using intent inference includes a network interface that is configured to obtain device information regarding a plurality of hardware devices within a data communication network. A processor is configured to infer intended packet handling behavior of a plurality of the devices. A network verification system models packet handling behavior of the devices within the network and compares the inferred intended behavior to the modeled packet handling behavior. The system can take action in response to the results of the comparison, which can include initiating a configuration change to one or more of the hardware devices of the data communication network.