Intent-Based Multi-Tiered Orchestration and Automation

• Main Authors: Dwyer, Brett E, Lin, Jamie, Moss, Frank, Dreyer, Bryan, McBride, Kevin M, Sutherland, James E, Smith, Brent, Balanoff, Glenn B
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 26.08.2021
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing intent-based multi-tiered orchestration and automation. In various embodiments, in response to receiving a request for network services that comprises desired characteristics and performance parameters for the requested network services without information regarding specific hardware, hardware type, location, or network, a macro orchestrator might send, to a micro orchestrator among a plurality of micro orchestrators, the received request for network services, where the macro orchestrator automates, manages, or controls each of the plurality of micro orchestrators, while each micro orchestrator automates, manages, or controls a plurality of domain managers and/or a plurality of network resources. The micro orchestrator might identify one or more network resources for providing the requested network services, based at least in part on the desired characteristics and performance parameters, and might allocate at least one network resource among the identified network resources for providing the requested network services.