System and method for network service provisioning
First Claim
1. A method for provisioning services in a computer network comprising:
- defining a plurality of network entities, each of the network entities having service characteristics corresponding to at least one service;
registering the service characteristics of the network entity with a common repository;
identifying a service to be provisioned over the network;
determining the network entities corresponding to the service to be provisioned;
retrieving the service characteristics for the determined network entities from the common repository; and
applying the service characteristics to the determined network entities.
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Abstract
In a computer network, services are provisioned for a user over the network, typically via a series of messages. Depending on the particular service to be provisioned many network entities may be concerned with the provision of a particular service. However, an initiator of a service request may be unaware of all the network entities concerned with a service provision request. A system which receives a single request for service provisioning from an initiator, determines each network entity corresponding to the request from a common repository of network entities, and applies the operations concerned with the service provision request at each corresponding network entity, allows a service to be provisioned without manually searching and examining the network to determine the network entities concerned with a particular service provision request. The system thereby alleviates manual application of the service provisioning request at each of the network entities, allowing a single discrete command, such as a mouse click, to provision the service.
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58 Claims
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1. A method for provisioning services in a computer network comprising:
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defining a plurality of network entities, each of the network entities having service characteristics corresponding to at least one service;
registering the service characteristics of the network entity with a common repository;
identifying a service to be provisioned over the network;
determining the network entities corresponding to the service to be provisioned;
retrieving the service characteristics for the determined network entities from the common repository; and
applying the service characteristics to the determined network entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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19. A system for provisioning services in a computer network comprising:
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a plurality of network entities, each of the network entities having service characteristics;
a common repository operable to store the service characteristics corresponding to each of the network entities;
a service manager operable to receive a request to provision a service, and further operable to identify each of the network entities corresponding to the service and to apply the service characteristics to each of the network entities, the common repository responsive to the service manager for retrieving the service characteristics of the network entities.
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35. A method for providing services in a computer network comprising:
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selecting a service to be provisioned;
determining network elements corresponding to the service to be provisioned;
retrieving device characteristics of the corresponding network elements from a common repository; and
applying the device characteristics of the service at each of the corresponding network elements.
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45. A system for providing services in a computer network comprising:
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a plurality of network elements, each of the network elements having device characteristics;
a central repository operable to store the device characteristics corresponding to each of the network elements;
a service provisioning server operable to receive a request for a service and determine network elements corresponding to the service; and
a service mediation server operable to retrieve the device characteristics corresponding to the service from the central repository, and further operable to execute the service provisioning at each of the corresponding network elements.
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56. A computer program product including computer program code for provisioning services in a computer network comprising:
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computer program code for defining a plurality of network entities, each of the network entities having service characteristics corresponding to at least one service;
computer program code for registering the service characteristics of the network entity with a common repository;
computer program code for identifying a service to be provisioned over the network;
computer program code for determining the network entities corresponding to the service to be provisioned;
computer program code for retrieving the service characteristics for the determined network entities from the common repository; and
computer program code for applying the service characteristics to the determined network entities.
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57. A computer data signal including program code for provisioning services in a computer network comprising:
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program code for defining a plurality of network entities, each of the network entities having service characteristics corresponding to at least one service;
program code for registering the service characteristics of the network entity with a common repository;
program code for identifying a service to be provisioned over the network;
program code for determining the network entities corresponding to the service to be provisioned;
program code for retrieving the service characteristics for the determined network entities from the common repository; and
program code for applying the service characteristics to the determined network entities.
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58. A system for provisioning services in a computer network comprising:
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means for defining a plurality of network entities, each of the network entities having service characteristics corresponding to at least one service;
means for registering the service characteristics of the network entity with a common repository;
means for identifying a service to be provisioned over the network;
means for determining the network entities corresponding to the service to be provisioned;
means for retrieving the service characteristics for the determined network entities from the common repository; and
means for applying the service characteristics to the determined network entities.
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