Systems and methods for hybrid control of computer networks

    公开(公告)号:US10225751B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-05

    申请号:US15353159

    申请日:2016-11-16

    Applicant: Google Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and methods of hybrid control of a computer network are provided. The system can comprise a controller and a plurality of nodes having an in-band control plane network arranged in a directed acyclic graph routing topology. A first node of the plurality of nodes can be configured to detect a link failure of a first link, the first link being controller-directed. The first node can reverse a second link to a second node from outward-directed to controller-directed such that the first node can communicate with the controller via the second link and the in-band control plane network. The first node can detect a reversal of the second link caused by the second node. The first node can determine that the in-band control plane network is partitioned. The first node can use an out-of-band control plane network to inform the controller that the in-band control plane network is partitioned.

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