US 12,407,584 B2
Service level enforcement in distributed system based on subscriptions
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. 18/478,143.
Prior Publication US 2025/0112836 A1, Apr. 3, 2025
Int. Cl. H04L 41/5009 (2022.01); H04L 41/50 (2022.01); H04L 41/5003 (2022.01); H04L 41/5025 (2022.01); H04L 43/08 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/5009 (2013.01) [H04L 41/50 (2013.01); H04L 41/5003 (2013.01); H04L 41/5025 (2013.01); H04L 41/5096 (2013.01); H04L 43/08 (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 level of network service provided by a data plane of the first network device and that is governed by a subscription;
making, by the management controller, 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:
providing, by the management controller and based on the subscription, a falsified network condition report to the control plane;
programming, by the control plane and based on the falsified network condition report, a data plane of the first network device to conform operation of the data plane to the subscription to obtain an updated data plane; and
providing, by the first network device, network data unit processing services using the updated data plane.