Systems and methods for managing network services between private networks
First Claim
1. An apparatus for managing network services in a private services network, the apparatus comprising:
- a proxy module configured to receive network service information for a network service which is available in the services network and has an associated network service access policy specifying a permitted access level for distribution of the network service in external networks, and to control advertisement of the network service information to an external services network in accordance with the network service access policy associated with the network service.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing network services between private networks are disclosed. Advertisement of network services which are available in a services network is controlled in accordance with a policy associated with each network service. Network service information is advertised to an external services network only for those network services which have associated policies permitting distribution of the network services through external networks. External network services may also or instead be advertised to a services network from one or more external services networks and subsequently made available in the services network.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus for managing network services in a private services network, the apparatus comprising:
a proxy module configured to receive network service information for a network service which is available in the services network and has an associated network service access policy specifying a permitted access level for distribution of the network service in external networks, and to control advertisement of the network service information to an external services network in accordance with the network service access policy associated with the network service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for managing network services in a private services network, the apparatus comprising:
a proxy module configured to receive, from an external services network, network service information associated with an external network service available in the external services network, and to make the external network service available in the services network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for managing network services in a private services network, the apparatus comprising:
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a gateway interface to be operatively coupled to a services network gateway configured to exchange communication traffic between the services network and an external services network; and
a network service advertisement module, operatively coupled to a services registry and to the gateway interface, and configured to receive from the services network gateway through the gateway interface external network service information associated with a network service available in the external services network, to publish the external network service to the services registry, to identify an internal network service which is available in the services network and has an associated network service access policy permitting distribution of the network service in the external services network, and to generate and forward to the services network gateway through the gateway interface advertisement information associated with the identified internal network service, the advertisement information comprising information for advertising the identified internal network service to the external services network. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method of managing network services between private services networks, the method comprising:
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identifying a network service available in a services network, the network service having an associated network service access policy specifying a permitted access level of the network service;
advertising the identified network service to an external services network where the network service access policy associated with the identified network service allows access to the identified network service from the external services network;
receiving, from an external services network, network service information associated with an external network service available in the external services network; and
making the external network service available in the services network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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