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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2009
Anatoliy Panasyuk, Bellevue, WA (US);
Dharshan Rangegowda, Seattle, WA (US);
Ram Viswanathan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Anthony S. Chavez, Kenmore, WA (US);
Jiazhen Chen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Morgan Brown, Bellevue, WA (US);
Hasan S. Alkhatib, Kirkland, WA (US);
Geoffrey H. Outhred, Seattle, WA (US);
Anatoliy Panasyuk, Bellevue, WA (US);
Dharshan Rangegowda, Seattle, WA (US);
Ram Viswanathan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Anthony S. Chavez, Kenmore, WA (US);
Jiazhen Chen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Morgan Brown, Bellevue, WA (US);
Hasan S. Alkhatib, Kirkland, WA (US);
Geoffrey H. Outhred, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Architecture that facilitates the virtual specification of a connection between physical endpoints. A network can be defined as an abstract connectivity model expressed in terms of the connectivity intent, rather than any specific technology. The connectivity model is translated into configuration settings, policies, firewall rules, etc., to implement the connectivity intent based on available physical networks and devices capabilities. The connectivity model defines the connectivity semantics of the network and controls the communication between the physical nodes in the physical network. The resultant virtual network may be a virtual overlay that is independent of the physical layer. Alternatively, the virtual overlay can also include elements and abstracts of the physical network(s). Moreover, automatic network security rules (e.g., Internet Protocol security-IPSec) can be derived from the connectivity model of the network.