Augmenting data plane functionality with field programmable integrated circuits

AM Bas, A Agrawal, C Kim - US Patent 11,134,032, 2021 - Google Patents
Some embodiments use one or more FPGAs and external memories associated with the
FPGAs to implement large, hash-addressable tables for a data plane circuit. These …

Runtime monitoring in intent-based networking

P Sharma, W Huazhe - US Patent 11,159,384, 2021 - Google Patents
Described herein are methods, network devices, systems, and computer-readable media
that provide a technical solution for runtime monitoring and visualization of intent-based …

Network change verification based on observed network flows

S Bayless, JD Backes, DW Dacosta, V Katkade… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
A network change verification (NCV) system is disclosed for checking whether a proposed
configuration change on a network alters the way that the network controls recently …

Methods and systems for resolving dependencies of a data center model

AK Gupta, A Sharma, RA Chawathe… - US Patent App. 17 …, 2023 - Google Patents
US20230019064A1 - Methods and systems for resolving dependencies of a data center
model - Google Patents US20230019064A1 - Methods and systems for resolving …

Augmenting data plane functionality with field programmable integrated circuits

AM Bas, A Agrawal, C Kim - US Patent 11,456,970, 2022 - Google Patents
Some embodiments provide novel circuits for augmenting the functionality of a data plane
circuit of a forwarding element with one or more field programmable circuits and external …

Network reachability impact analysis

H Yang, H Liu, G Adhav, A Tang - US Patent 12,009,985, 2024 - Google Patents
A method includes obtaining a stream of consecutive network configuration snapshots each
including network configuration information. The method also includes determining that first …

Network reachability impact analysis

H Yang, H Liu, G Adhav, A Tang - US Patent 11,381,460, 2022 - Google Patents
A method includes receiving a plurality of network configuration snapshots for a network and
determining whether a first data plane model protocol of a first snapshot is the same as a …

Recording in an external memory data messages processed by a data plane circuit

AM Bas, A Agrawal, C Kim - US Patent 11,349,781, 2022 - Google Patents
Some embodiments provide novel circuits for recording data messages received by a data
plane circuit of a forwarding element in an external memory outside of the data plane circuit …

Methods and systems for network verification using hierarchy-based model

A Sobhani, X Chu - US Patent 11,516,089, 2022 - Google Patents
Methods and systems for network verification are described. An input binary decision
diagram (BDD) is defined to represent an input header space to query for a network property …

Packet forwarding in a network device

A Kheradmand, SPM Prabhu - US Patent 11,184,282, 2021 - Google Patents
An example method of packet forwarding for a packet set in a network device includes:
selecting a first bit pattern of multiple adjacent bits from a bit string that represents an input …