A device monitors, for a software-defined networking wide area network (SD-WAN) deployment, a set of virtualized network services of the SD-WAN deployment, and applies a set of diagnostic tests to evaluate the set of virtualized network services. The device detects, based on monitoring the set of virtualized network services and in connection with applying the set of diagnostic tests, an event associated with a virtualized network service. The device analyzes, using an analytics model of SD-WAN operation, the event to identify an issue associated with the virtualized network service, and determines, based on the analytics model of SD-WAN operation, a recommendation relating to remediating the issue. The device generates an abstraction layer user interface to represent the set of virtualized network services and to convey the recommendation relating to remediating the issue, and implements, after providing the abstraction layer user interface, the recommendation to remediate the issue.

A method of deploying a network service across a plurality of data centers, includes the steps of: in response to a request for or relating to a network service, identifying virtual network functions associated with the network service and determining network connectivity requirements of the virtual network functions, issuing commands to provision a first virtual link between at least two of the data centers in which the virtual network functions are to be deployed, and issuing commands to provision a second virtual link to one of the data centers in which the virtual network functions are to be deployed.

In one embodiment, a device obtains traffic for an application to be sent to a plurality of hybrid Information-Centric Networking clients. The device divides the plurality of hybrid Information-Centric Networking clients into active hybrid Information-Centric Networking clients and passive hybrid Information-Centric Networking clients, based in part on whether a given hybrid Information-Centric Networking client is sharing content with the plurality of hybrid Information-Centric Networking clients via the application. The device sends, to the active hybrid Information-Centric Networking clients, the traffic using a first transport mechanism that guarantees a level of end-to-end latency between the device and the active hybrid Information-Centric Networking clients. The device sends, to the passive hybrid Information-Centric Networking clients, the traffic using a second transport mechanism that does not guarantee the level of end-to-end latency between the device and the passive hybrid Information-Centric Networking clients.

In one embodiment, a device obtains traffic for an application to be sent to a plurality of hybrid Information-Centric Networking clients. The device divides the plurality of hybrid Information-Centric Networking clients into active hybrid Information-Centric Networking clients and passive hybrid Information-Centric Networking clients, based in part on whether a given hybrid Information-Centric Networking client is sharing content with the plurality of hybrid Information-Centric Networking clients via the application. The device sends, to the active hybrid Information-Centric Networking clients, the traffic using a first transport mechanism that guarantees a level of end-to-end latency between the device and the active hybrid Information-Centric Networking clients. The device sends, to the passive hybrid Information-Centric Networking clients, the traffic using a second transport mechanism that does not guarantee the level of end-to-end latency between the device and the passive hybrid Information-Centric Networking clients.

Techniques are described for enabling users of a cloud provider network to define and use custom “virtual regions” comprised of selected sets of cloud provider network infrastructure locations. A cloud provider network enables users to obtain information about available infrastructure locations and to identify locations that satisfy a set of performance characteristics and other parameters. Once a set of desirable infrastructure locations have been identified, users can request the creation of a virtual region to be associated with their user account, where the request specifies a set of infrastructure locations to comprise the virtual region. Once a virtual region is created, users can cause computing resources to be launched into or otherwise associated with the virtual region in a manner similar to the use of existing regions and availability zones.

Techniques are described for enabling users of a cloud provider network to define and use custom “virtual regions” comprised of selected sets of cloud provider network infrastructure locations. A cloud provider network enables users to obtain information about available infrastructure locations and to identify locations that satisfy a set of performance characteristics and other parameters. Once a set of desirable infrastructure locations have been identified, users can request the creation of a virtual region to be associated with their user account, where the request specifies a set of infrastructure locations to comprise the virtual region. Once a virtual region is created, users can cause computing resources to be launched into or otherwise associated with the virtual region in a manner similar to the use of existing regions and availability zones.

A network administration device may include one or more processors to receive operational information regarding a plurality of network devices; receive flow information relating to at least one traffic flow; input the flow information to a model, where the model is generated based on a machine learning technique, and where the model is configured to identify predicted performance information of one or more network devices with regard to the at least one traffic flow based on the operational information; determine path information for the at least one traffic flow with regard to the one or more network devices based on the predicted performance information; and/or configure the one or more network devices to implement the path information for the traffic flow.

A service manager for managing services made available to front end devices operably connected to backend devices via managed network devices includes a storage device for storing a services network use information repository that associates the services with network functions enabled by the managed network devices and a processor. The processor makes an identification of a front end device of the front end devices that will provide virtualized desktop infrastructure services, using at least one of the backend devices, to a user; in response to the identification: identifies a set of the services to be provided to the user; identifies: at least one of the managed network devices that provides network connectivity to the front end device, and network use information for the set of services using the services network use information repository; and configures the at least one managed network device based on the network use information.

The information processing method includes: acquiring, by an information processing device, numerical value information pertaining to an attribute of a network slice, the numerical value information being obtained by converting input information which has been inputted through a user interface; and selecting, by the information processing device, a network slice as a candidate to which a terminal device is to be connected.

For systems that can include, but are not limited to telecommunications, content distribution, and internetworking, the technologies described herein are generally directed to deploying network services, e.g., for large inventories of network equipment, complex deployments, and different processes being handled by isolated and difficult to modify legacy systems. For example, a method described herein can include receiving, by operations support equipment comprising a processor, a provisioning request for a network provisioning task. The method can further include, based on the network provisioning task, selecting, by the operations support equipment, a logical provisioning model to facilitate processing the provisioning request. Further, the network can include, based on the logical provisioning model, identifying, by the operations support equipment, an infrastructure engine to provision network equipment corresponding to the network provisioning task.