Auto-Configuration of Network Services Required to Support Operation of Dependent Network Services
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1. A method of providing services in a network device, said method comprising:
- detecting a change of status of a first service to an enabled state, wherein said change of status requires a change in configuration of a second service for operation of said first service;
auto-configuring said second service according to said required change; and
executing said first service, wherein said first service can operate due to said auto-configuring.
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Abstract
Auto-configuration (i.e., without requiring manual intervention) of network services required to support operation of dependent network services. For example, when an administrator causes instantiation of (or installs) OSPF protocol, the firewall, QoS and NAT services are automatically configured. Due to such configuration, the deployment of additional services may be simplified.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of providing services in a network device, said method comprising:
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detecting a change of status of a first service to an enabled state, wherein said change of status requires a change in configuration of a second service for operation of said first service;
auto-configuring said second service according to said required change; and
executing said first service, wherein said first service can operate due to said auto-configuring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A network device comprising one or more processors operable to:
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detect a change of status of a first service to an enabled state, wherein said change of status requires a change in configuration of a second service for operation of said first service;
auto-configure said second service according to said required change; and
execute said first service, wherein said first service can operate due to said auto-configuring.
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14. A network device for providing services, said network device comprising:
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means for detecting a change of status of a first service to an enabled state, wherein said change of status requires a change in configuration of a second service for operation of said first service;
means for auto-configuring said second service according to said required change; and
means for executing said first service, wherein said first service can operate due to said auto-configuring.
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15. A computer readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for causing a network device to provide services in an inter-networked environment, wherein execution of said one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors contained in said network device causes said one or more processors to perform the actions of:
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detecting a change of status of a first service to an enabled state, wherein said change of status requires a change in configuration of a second service for operation of said first service;
auto-configuring said second service according to said required change; and
executing said first service, wherein said first service can operate due to said auto-configuring. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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