Application US20190333059

NETWORK CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT FOR NETWORKED CLIENT DEVICES USING A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER SERVICE
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US20190333059

1. A method for configuring a networking device, the method comprising: (5) (3)

storing, in a distributed ledger, a smart contract defining network configuration information for the networking device, the networking device being in an unconfigured state when initially deployed in a network;

after the networking device is deployed in the network, registering the networking device in the distributed ledger and executing the smart contract; and

transmitting output from execution of the smart contract for receipt by the networking device, the output comprising the network configuration information for the networking device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the smart contract is executed in response to the networking device invoking the smart contract. (0)

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the smart contract is executed in response to a proxy system associated with the networking device invoking the smart contract, and wherein transmitting output comprises transmitting the output to the proxy system for forwarding to the networking device. (0)

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: (0) (3)

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the networking device is comprised in a first set of networking devices and a second networking device is comprised in a second set of networking devices, the first set and the second set comprising a same type of networking devices, and wherein the smart contract defines network configuration information for networking devices in each of the first set and the second set, the method further comprising: (0) (3)

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the network configuration information comprises at least one of a traffic policy, a quality of service policy, a network address, an Address Resolution Protocol table, or a routing table. (0)

7. A networked computing system implementing a distributed ledger, comprising: (5) (4)

at least one processor configured to:

store, in the distributed ledger, a smart contract defining network configuration information for a networking device, the networking device being in an unconfigured state when initially deployed in a network;

after the networking device is deployed in the network, register the networking device in the distributed ledger and execute the smart contract; and

transmit output from execution of the smart contract for receipt by the networking device, the output comprising the network configuration information for the networking device.

8. The networked computer system of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the smart contract in response to the networking device invoking the smart contract. (0)

9. The networked computer system of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the smart contract in response to a proxy system associated with the networking device invoking the smart contract, and wherein transmitting output comprises transmitting the output to the proxy system for forwarding to the networking device. (0)

10. The networked computer system of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: (0) (3)

11. The networked computer system of claim 7, wherein the networking device is comprised in a first set of networking devices and a second networking device is comprised in a second set of networking devices, the first set and the second set comprising a same type of networking devices, and wherein the smart contract defines network configuration information for networking devices in each of the first set and the second set, the at least one processor being further configured to: (0) (3)

12. The networked computer system of claim 7, wherein the network configuration information comprises at least one of a traffic policy, a quality of service policy, a network address, an Address Resolution Protocol table, or a routing table. (0)

13. Non-transitory computer-readable media storing code which, when executed by a networked computing system implementing a distributed ledger, causes the networked computing system to: (0) (3)

14. A method implemented in a networking device, the method comprising: (2) (3)

after deployment in a network, requesting registration of the networking device in a distributed ledger maintained in a distributed ledger platform;

receiving, from the distributed ledger platform, network configuration information, wherein the network configuration information is output from execution of a smart contract in the distributed ledger; and

applying the received network configuration information.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising the networking device invoking the smart contract. (1) (0)

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the network configuration information comprises at least one of a traffic policy, a quality of service policy, a network address, an Address Resolution Protocol table, or a routing table. (0)

19. A networking device, comprising: (0) (1)

20. Non-transitory computer-readable media storing code which, when executed by a networking device, causes the networking device to: (0) (3)

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Application US20190333059

NETWORK CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT FOR NETWORKED CLIENT DEVICES USING A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER SERVICE

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