Cheng Hua Liu

US Patent:

20200403970, Dec 24, 2020

Filed:

Aug 31, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/007008

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
Larry B. Pearson - San Antonio TX, US
Cameron Scott Blandford - Yorktown VA, US
Cheng Liu - Atlanta GA, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

H04L 29/12

Abstract:

Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for providing network address translation in a software defined networking environment. A control system can detect a request to create a network address translation function. The control system can analyze a recipe to identify a network address translation switch and a network address translation virtual function that are to provide functionality of the network address translation function, trigger instantiation of the network address translation switch via a network control function, and trigger instantiation of the network address translation virtual function via a service control function. The control system can validate the network address translation function and chain the network address translation function to a host. The network address translation function can provide address translation for the host using the network address translation switch.

US Patent:

20170149733, May 25, 2017

Filed:

Nov 24, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/950273

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
Larry B. Pearson - San Antonio TX, US
Cameron Scott Blandford - Yorktown VA, US
Cheng Liu - Atlanta GA, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

H04L 29/12

Abstract:

Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for providing network address translation in a software defined networking environment. A control system can detect a request to create a network address translation function. The control system can analyze a recipe to identify a network address translation switch and a network address translation virtual function that are to provide functionality of the network address translation function, trigger instantiation of the network address translation switch via a network control function, and trigger instantiation of the network address translation virtual function via a service control function. The control system can validate the network address translation function and chain the network address translation function to a host. The network address translation function can provide address translation for the host using the network address translation switch.