Interconnection platform for real-time configuration and management of a cloud-based services exchange

US2019068438A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2019068438-A1
Application numberUS-201816172501-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateOct 26, 2018
Priority dateOct 30, 2014
Publication dateFeb 28, 2019
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Abstract

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In one example, a cloud-based services exchange comprises a plurality of interconnection assets configured to connect a customer of the cloud-based services exchange to one or more cloud service providers, the plurality of interconnection assets including a virtual circuit by which the customer accesses a cloud service from the one or more cloud service providers; and an orchestration engine configured to modify the plurality of interconnection assets.

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What is claimed is: 1 . A cloud-based services exchange comprising: a network data center that includes respective ports by which a plurality of networks connect to the network data center, each of the networks having a different network address space and associated with a different one of a plurality of customers and cloud service providers; a plurality of interconnection assets within the network data center and configured to connect, through a switching fabric of the network data center, each of the networks associated with the plurality of customers of the cloud-based services exchange to one or more of the networks associated with the cloud service providers, the plurality of interconnection assets including a respective set of one or more virtual circuits for each of the networks associated with the plurality of customers and providing network connectivity within the network data center between the networks associated with the plurality of customers and cloud services executing within the networks associated with the plurality of cloud service providers; and an interconnection platform configured for execution by one or more management devices within the network data center and presenting a software interface configured to, in response to receiving a request from an application, access the plurality of interconnection assets to satisfy the request.

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  • for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS] · CPC title

  • Grid computing · CPC title

  • in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) · CPC title

  • Software maintenance or management · CPC title

  • Network management software packages · CPC title

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What does patent US2019068438A1 cover?
In one example, a cloud-based services exchange comprises a plurality of interconnection assets configured to connect a customer of the cloud-based services exchange to one or more cloud service providers, the plurality of interconnection assets including a virtual circuit by which the customer accesses a cloud service from the one or more cloud service providers; and an orchestration engine co…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Equinix Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L67/1097. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Feb 28 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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