US 12,323,308 B2
Service level enforcement in distributed system using data package injection
Dharmesh M. Patel, Round Rock, TX (US); and John A. Lockman, III, Granite Shoals, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/478,166.
Prior Publication US 2025/0112838 A1, Apr. 3, 2025
Int. Cl. H04L 41/5025 (2022.01); H04L 41/04 (2022.01); H04L 41/083 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/5025 (2013.01) [H04L 41/04 (2013.01); H04L 41/083 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of managing operation of a distributed system, the method comprising:
making, by a management controller of a first network device, an identification that a control plane of the first network device is suspected of being compromised;
identifying, by the management controller and based on the identification, a subscription for services provided by the first network device;
measuring, by the management controller and based on the subscription, a level of network service provided by the first network device that is governed by the subscription;
making a first determination regarding whether the level of network service is commensurate with the subscription;
in a first instance of the first determination where the level of network service is not commensurate with the subscription:
obtaining, by the management controller and based on the subscription, a network data package;
injecting, by the management controller, the network data package into a data plane of the first network device to initiate transmission of extra network data units based on the network data package to obtain an updated data plane; and
providing, by the first network device, network data unit processing services using the updated data plane.