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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2014
Tellabs Oy, Espoo, FI;
Ville Hallivuori, Espoo, FI;
Juhamatti Kuusisaari, Helsinki, FI;
CORIANT OY, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
A method for configuring a network element of a software-defined network 'SDN' includes retrieving (), for different look-up tables, a look-up table specific resource consumption estimate indicating a load factor of at least one component of the network element when running operations related to the look-up table, determining (), on the basis of the look-up table specific resource consumption estimates, a resource consumption estimate for at least one look-up system including one or more of the look-up tables and having functionality suitable for the network element, and sending () to the network element, if the network element is capable () of running the look-up system, configuration data defining the look-up system. The method provides a possibility to avoid configuring network elements to overload and, on the other hand, the resource consumption estimates related to different network elements can be used for optimizing the software-defined network as a whole.