Granted Patent B2

US 12,250,126 · App. 18/202,434 · Granted Mar 11, 2025

Inventors: Raunak Ravindra Singwi (Pune, IN); Daniel James Beveridge (Valrico, FL); Erol Aygar (Maynard, MA); Sairam Veeraswamy (Coimbatore, IN)

Assignee: VMware LLC

H04L41/122

Abstract

Claims (76)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a device aggregator, edge device state information, the edge device state information including state information for a first edge device;

based on at least the state information for the first edge device, configuring the first edge device to perform as a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) node;

based on at least the edge device state information, determining a first device profile for the first edge device, the first device profile indicating availability of the first edge device to perform as an SD-WAN node; and

transmitting the first device profile to a workload manager.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the edge device state information includes state information for a second edge device; and

wherein the method further comprises:

based on at least the state information for the second edge device, configuring the second edge device to perform as an SD-WAN node;

based on at least the edge device state information, determining a second device profile for the second edge device, wherein the second device profile differs from the first device profile; and

transmitting the second device profile to the workload manager.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

transmitting, to the first edge device, resource management software, wherein configuring the first edge device comprises configuring execution parameters for the resource management software on the first edge device; and

transmitting, to the second edge device, the resource management software, wherein configuring the second edge device comprises configuring execution parameters for the resource management software on the second edge device.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

based on at least the first device profile and the second device profile, allocating, by the workload manager, an SD-WAN workload among the first edge device and the second edge device.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

based on at least allocating the SD-WAN workload, transmitting, by the workload manager, to the first edge device, a first workload;

based on at least allocating the SD-WAN workload, transmitting, by the workload manager, to the second edge device, a second workload;

executing, by the first edge device, the first workload; and

executing, by the second edge device, the second workload.

6. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

based on at least a change in the edge device state information, changing at least one of the first device profile and the second device profile; and

transmitting the changed first device profile and/or the changed second device profile to the workload manager.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

based on at least the changed first device profile and/or the changed second device profile, allocating, by the workload manager, an SD-WAN workload among the first edge device and the second edge device.

8. A computer system comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon program code executable by the processor, the program code causing the processor to:

receive, by a device aggregator, edge device state information, the edge device state information including state information for a first edge device;

based on at least the state information for the first edge device, configure the first edge device to perform as a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) node;

based on at least the edge device state information, determine a first device profile for the first edge device, the first device profile indicating availability of the first edge device to perform as an SD-WAN node; and

transmit the first device profile to a workload manager.

9. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the edge device state information includes state information for a second edge device; and

wherein the program code is further operative to:

based on at least the state information for the second edge device, configure the second edge device to perform as an SD-WAN node;

based on at least the edge device state information, determine a second device profile for the second edge device, wherein the second device profile differs from the first device profile; and

transmit the second device profile to the workload manager.

10. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the program code is further operative to:

transmit, to the first edge device, resource management software, wherein configuring the first edge device comprises configuring execution parameters for the resource management software on the first edge device; and

transmit, to the second edge device, the resource management software, wherein configuring the second edge device comprises configuring execution parameters for the resource management software on the second edge device.

11. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the program code is further operative to:

based on at least the first device profile and the second device profile, allocate, by the workload manager, an SD-WAN workload among the first edge device and the second edge device.

12. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the program code is further operative to:

based on at least allocating the SD-WAN workload, transmit, by the workload manager, to the first edge device, a first workload;

based on at least allocating the SD-WAN workload, transmit, by the workload manager, to the second edge device, a second workload;

execute, by the first edge device, the first workload; and

execute, by the second edge device, the second workload.

13. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the program code is further operative to:

based on at least a change in the edge device state information, change at least one of the first device profile and the second device profile; and

transmit the changed first device profile and/or the changed second device profile to the workload manager.

14. The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the program code is further operative to:

based on at least the changed first device profile and/or the changed second device profile, allocate, by the workload manager, an SD-WAN workload among the first edge device and the second edge device.

15. A non-transitory computer storage medium having stored thereon program code executable by a processor, the program code embodying a method comprising:

receiving, by a device aggregator, edge device state information, the edge device state information including state information for a first edge device;

based on at least the state information for the first edge device, configuring the first edge device to perform as a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) node;

based on at least the edge device state information, determining a first device profile for the first edge device, the first device profile indicating availability of the first edge device to perform as an SD-WAN node; and

transmitting the first device profile to a workload manager.

16. The computer storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the edge device state information includes state information for a second edge device; and

wherein the program code method further comprises:

based on at least the state information for the second edge device, configuring the second edge device to perform as an SD-WAN node;

based on at least the edge device state information, determining a second device profile for the second edge device, wherein the second device profile differs from the first device profile; and

transmitting the second device profile to the workload manager.

17. The computer storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the program code method further comprises:

transmitting, to the first edge device, resource management software, wherein configuring the first edge device comprises configuring execution parameters for the resource management software on the first edge device; and

transmitting, to the second edge device, the resource management software, wherein configuring the second edge device comprises configuring execution parameters for the resource management software on the second edge device.

18. The computer storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the program code method further comprises:

based on at least the first device profile and the second device profile, allocating, by the workload manager, an SD-WAN workload among the first edge device and the second edge device.

19. The computer storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the program code method further comprises:

based on at least allocating the SD-WAN workload, transmitting, by the workload manager, to the first edge device, a first workload;

based on at least allocating the SD-WAN workload, transmitting, by the workload manager, to the second edge device, a second workload;

executing, by the first edge device, the first workload; and

executing, by the second edge device, the second workload.

20. The computer storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the program code method further comprises:

based on at least a change in the edge device state information, changing at least one of the first device profile and the second device profile;

transmitting the changed first device profile and/or the changed second device profile to the workload manager; and

based on at least the changed first device profile and/or the changed second device profile, allocating, by the workload manager, an SD-WAN workload among the first edge device and the second edge device.

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