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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2022
British Telecommunications Public Limited Company, London, GB;
Behnam Azvine, London, GB;
Ali Sajjad, London, GB;
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, London, GB;
Abstract
A computer-implemented method of operating a software-defined network, the method comprising: obtaining specifications of a plurality of data plane elements which together form a path through a data plane suitable for carrying traffic associated with a category of applications and/or services; determining, based on the specifications, which one or more of a plurality of security profiles the path is capable of complying with; selecting one of the one or more security profiles to be an initial security profile; routing traffic associated with the category of applications and/or services via the path in compliance with the initial security profile; subsequently obtaining an alert that network performance conditions have worsened; and responsive thereto: selecting a different one of the plurality of security profiles, that is less resource-intensive than the initial security profile, to be a replacement security profile; and routing traffic associated with the category of applications and/or services in compliance with the replacement security profile.