Method and apparatus for model mapping and dynamically enabling external model on the network device
A data model can be customized by a user and executed in real-time at a network device. The user provides definitions for the customized data model based on a data model locally stored on the network device. The user provided definitions are used to generate a mapping contract which is processed by a mapping package generator to generate a mapping package. The mapping package can then be processed by a translation engine to dynamically execute a customized data model in real-time.
1. A method for dynamically executing a customized data model, the method comprising:
receiving definitions for a data model, the definitions related to one or more changes in functionality of the data model;
generating a mapping package comprising one or more mappings for the data model based on the received definitions;
deploying, with a mapping translation engine, the mapping package to a network device; and
controlling the network device according to the deployed mapping package.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising configuring a device controller according to the deployed mapping package, wherein the device controller controls the network device.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
providing network information to a runtime mapping translation engine, the runtime translation engine comprising one or more of a processor management process, a translation process, or language package libraries; and
configuring the device controller by the runtime mapping translation engine in response to the provided network information.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
deploying a mapping package container to a guest operating system based on the mapping package, the mapping package container comprising a mapping extension engine; and
executing a portion of the mapping package by the mapping package container.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising routing network traffic by the network device.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising verifying feature coverage by the network device of the received definitions.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the definitions reference one or more locally stored data models, the one or more locally stored data models accessible by the network device and each comprising a respective version, and the method further comprising verifying the referenced one or more locally stored data models based on the respective version.
8. A system for dynamically executing a customized data model, the system comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory comprising instructions for the one or more processors to:
receive definitions for a data model, the definitions related to one or more changes in functionality of the data model;
generate a mapping package comprising one or more mappings for the data model based on the received definitions;
deploy, with a mapping translation engine, the mapping package to a network device; and
control the network device according to the deployed mapping package.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions to configure a device controller according to the deployed mapping package, wherein the device controller controls the network device.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions to:
provide network information to a runtime mapping translation engine, the runtime translation engine comprising one or more of a processor management process, a translation process, or language package libraries; and
configure the device controller by the runtime mapping translation engine in response to the provided network information.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions to:
deploy a mapping package container to a guest operating system based on the mapping package, the mapping package container comprising a mapping extension engine; and
execute a portion of the mapping package by the mapping package container.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions to route network traffic by the network device.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions to verify feature coverage by the network device of the received definitions.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the definitions reference one or more locally stored data models, the one or more locally stored data models accessible by the network device and each comprising a respective version, and wherein the memory further comprises instructions to verify the referenced one or more locally stored data models based on the respective version.
15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive definitions for a data model, the definitions related to one or more changes in functionality of the data model;
generate a mapping package comprising one or more mappings for the data model based on the received definitions;
deploy, with a mapping translation engine, the mapping package to a network device; and
control the network device according to the deployed mapping package.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions to:
configure a device controller according to the deployed mapping package, wherein the device controller controls the network device;
provide network information to a runtime mapping translation engine, the runtime translation engine comprising one or more of a processor management process, a translation process, or language package libraries; and
configure the device controller by the runtime mapping translation engine in response to the provided network information.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions to:
deploy a mapping package container to a guest operating system based on the mapping package, the mapping package container comprising a mapping extension engine; and
execute a portion of the mapping package by the mapping package container.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions to route network traffic by the network device.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions to verify feature coverage by the network device of the received definitions.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the definitions reference one or more locally stored data models, the one or more locally stored data models accessible by the network device and each comprising a respective version, and further comprising instructions to verify the referenced one or more locally stored data models based on the respective version.