公开(公告)号：US20230396517A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-07

申请号：US18454019

申请日：2023-08-22

Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Inventor： Alexander Clemm ,  John Charles Strassner

IPC: H04L41/5009 ,  H04L41/5019

CPC classification number: H04L41/5009 ,  H04L41/5019

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure a system identifies a service level agreement between an originator of a network flow, and service level objectives associated with the agreement. The system generates and inserts one or more packet contracts into one or more packets in a data flow, with each packet contract specifying instructions that nodes that process the packet to generate accounting data, enabling measurement of the service level objectives, which is stored with the packet. Packet contract generation occurs by retrieving one or more packet contract templates associated with the service level agreement and generates an agreement based on the template. The accounting data can be carried with the packet to an egress node which can use the accounting data to determine whether the customer service levels are being met.

公开(公告)号：US12192070B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-07

申请号：US18454019

申请日：2023-08-22

Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Inventor： Alexander Clemm ,  John Charles Strassner

IPC: H04L41/5009 ,  H04L41/5019 ,  H04L43/091

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure a system identifies a service level agreement between an originator of a network flow, and service level objectives associated with the agreement. The system generates and inserts one or more packet contracts into one or more packets in a data flow, with each packet contract specifying instructions that nodes that process the packet to generate accounting data, enabling measurement of the service level objectives, which is stored with the packet. Packet contract generation occurs by retrieving one or more packet contract templates associated with the service level agreement and generates an agreement based on the template. The accounting data can be carried with the packet to an egress node which can use the accounting data to determine whether the customer service levels are being met.

公开(公告)号：US12095630B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US18454021

申请日：2023-08-22

Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Inventor： John Charles Strassner ,  Alexander Clemm

IPC: H04L41/5009 ,  H04L41/5019 ,  H04L43/091

CPC classification number: H04L41/5009 ,  H04L41/5019 ,  H04L43/091

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a system is provided which allows a network service provider to address providing service assurances to comply with each service level agreement (SLA) agreed to with customers. A translation system accesses one or more network service agreements and parses the one or more network service agreements into a processing format. The system then determines which network services are specified by the network service agreement, and determines service level agreements for each service. The translation system then generates one or more service level objectives for each service level agreement and one or more service level values for each service level objective. One or more metrics are then selected to be associated with each value to be measured to determine compliance with the service level agreement. The system then stores each of the service level agreements, objectives, values and metrics as objects.

公开(公告)号：US20230396518A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-07

申请号：US18454021

申请日：2023-08-22

Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Inventor： John Charles Strassner ,  Alexander Clemm

IPC: H04L41/5009 ,  H04L41/5019 ,  H04L43/091

CPC classification number: H04L41/5009 ,  H04L41/5019 ,  H04L43/091

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a system is provided which allows a network service provider to address providing service assurances to comply with each service level agreement (SLA) agreed to with customers. A translation system accesses one or more network service agreements and parses the one or more network service agreements into a processing format. The system then determines which network services are specified by the network service agreement, and determines service level agreements for each service. The translation system then generates one or more service level objectives for each service level agreement and one or more service level values for each service level objective. One or more metrics are then selected to be associated with each value to be measured to determine compliance with the service level agreement. The system then stores each of the service level agreements, objectives, values and metrics as objects.