Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-cloud, multi-service data model
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Application No.: US15001766Application Date: 2016-01-20
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Publication No.: US10015268B2Publication Date: 2018-07-03
- Inventor: Ravindra J N Rao
- Applicant: Equinix, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Redwood City
- Assignee: Equinix, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Equinix, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Redwood City
- Agency: Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
- Main IPC: G06F15/173
- IPC: G06F15/173 ; H04L29/08 ; H04L12/947 ; H04L12/46 ; H04L12/933 ; H04L12/713 ; H04L12/715 ; H04L12/24

Abstract:
In some examples, a network data center comprises a cloud-based services exchange point comprising a network, the cloud-based services exchange point operated by a cloud exchange provider that operates the network data center; and a programmable network platform to receive a service request that includes a service definition according to a data model, wherein the service definition specifies a plurality of cloud services provided by respective cloud service provider networks operated by respective cloud service providers, wherein the service request further specifies a topology for the plurality of cloud services, and wherein the service definition specifies each of the plurality of cloud services according to a common micro-service definition; and provision, responsive to the service request, the cloud-based services exchange point to forward service traffic for the plurality of cloud services according to the topology for the plurality of cloud services.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160337473A1 MULTI-CLOUD, MULTI-SERVICE DATA MODEL Public/Granted day:2016-11-17
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