Patent ID: 9584369
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method for network control, comprising: receiving a request for a network view from an application at a Software Defined Network (SDN) controller, wherein the request comprises at least one minimum performance requirement; assessing a network map for one or more capabilities, wherein the network map comprises a representation of a plurality of network devices and network paths in a SDN-based multiple layer network; creating the network view; allocating network resources to the network view by apportioning a portion of a plurality of network devices, a portion of a plurality of network paths, and a portion of a plurality of network components in a SDN-based multiple layer network to the network view based on one or more transmission performance capabilities satisfying the minimum performance requirement, wherein the portion of the network devices apportioned to the at least one network view comprises less than all of the network devices that are represented in the network map; and sharing the network view with the application.