Patent Application

App. No. 18/206,111

Abstract

Claims (42)

1 . A computer system, comprising:

an interface circuit that communicates with a computer network device;

a processor coupled to the interface circuit; and

memory, coupled to the processor, configured to store program instructions, wherein, when executed by the processor, the program instructions cause the computer system to perform operations, comprising:

receiving information specifying a containerized data-driven application;

receiving second information specifying metadata associated with the containerized data-driven application;

performing authentication using an authentication proxy;

obtaining, in a cloud-based registry of containerized data-driven applications, the containerized data-driven application; and

providing, addressed to the computer network device, the containerized data-driven application and the metadata.

2 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the computer network device comprises: an access point, a gateway or a router.

3 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the metadata specifies resources that the containerized data-driven application is allowed to use on the computer network device.

4 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the containerized data-driven application executes in a virtual machine for the containerized data-driven application; and

wherein the virtual machine comprises an operating system for the containerized data-driven application.

5 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the metadata is constrained based at least in part on one or more of: resources of the computer network device, one or more other applications installed on the computer network device, or one or more functions of the computer network device.

6 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the computer system comprises a controller of the computer network device that configures and manages operation of the computer network device.

7 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the containerized data-driven application comprises: Bluetooth low energy (BLE) monitoring of a BLE tag, a firewall, an analytics application, a radio resource manager that communicates using a communication protocol, or another micro-service.

8 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the containerized data-driven application is securely obtained from the cloud-based registry.

9 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the containerized data-driven application extends functionality of the computer network device beyond an initial set of predefined functions associated with hardware in the computer network device.

10 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the receiving of the information, the second information, or both occurs via a user interface.

11 . The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the second information specifies one or more modifications to predefined metadata.

12 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions that, when executed by the computer system, cause the computer system to perform operations comprising:

receiving information specifying a containerized data-driven application;

receiving second information specifying metadata associated with the containerized data-driven application;

performing authentication using an authentication proxy;

obtaining, in a cloud-based registry of containerized data-driven applications, the containerized data-driven application; and

providing, addressed to a computer network device, the containerized data-driven application and the metadata.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the computer network device comprises: an access point, a gateway or a router.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the metadata specifies resources that the containerized data-driven application is allowed to use on the computer network device.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the containerized data-driven application executes in a virtual machine for the containerized data-driven application; and

wherein the virtual machine comprises an operating system for the containerized data-driven application.

16 . A method for dynamically configuring a computer network device with a containerized data-driven application and associated metadata, comprising:

by a computer system:

receiving information specifying the containerized data-driven application;

receiving second information specifying the metadata associated with the containerized data-driven application;

performing authentication using an authentication proxy;

obtaining, in a cloud-based registry of containerized data-driven applications, the containerized data-driven application; and

providing, addressed to the computer network device, the containerized data-driven application and the metadata.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the computer network device comprises: an access point, a gateway or a router.

18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the metadata specifies resources that the containerized data-driven application is allowed to use on the computer network device.

19 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the containerized data-driven application executes in a virtual machine for the containerized data-driven application; and

wherein the virtual machine comprises an operating system for the containerized data-driven application.

20 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the metadata is constrained based at least in part on one or more of: resources of the computer network device, one or more other applications installed on the computer network device, or one or more functions of the computer network device.

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