US 12,113,669 B1
Distributed service level enforcement in distributed system
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. 18/478,173.
Int. Cl. H04L 41/0896 (2022.01); H04L 41/042 (2022.01); H04L 41/0806 (2022.01); H04L 41/5025 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/0806 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0896 (2013.01); H04L 41/5025 (2013.01); H04L 41/042 (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 that the level of network service is not commensurate with the subscription;
in response to the first determination, the method further comprises:
identifying, by the management controller, a configuration of the data plane that is out of compliance with the subscription;
initiating, at least in part by the management controller and based on the configuration, remote enforcement of the subscription by a second 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.