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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Hongtao Yin, Fremont, CA (US);
Shujin Zhang, San Carlos, CA (US);
Xuesong Dong, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Bisong Tao, San Jose, CA (US);
Pinzhong Liu, Fremont, CA (US);
Katherine Zhao, San Jose, CA (US);
Lin Han, San Jose, CA (US);
Xiaoyong Yi, Fremont, CA (US);
Ming Li, Cupertino, CA (US);
Yonghui Wu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for network control, comprising receiving a request for a network view from an application at a Software Defined Network (SDN) controller, creating a network view from a network map, wherein the network map comprises a representation of a plurality of network devices and network paths in a SDN-based multiple layer network, and wherein the network view comprises at least a portion of the devices or paths in the network map, and sharing the network view with the application.