VIRTUALIZATION OF NETWORKING SERVICES
First Claim
1. A method of configuring a virtual network comprising:
- running a user-interactive business requirements wizard from a server, said wizard collecting business requirements from a user;
translating said business requirements into technical requirements for a network configuration using said server;
selecting a network configuration from a network configuration database using said server, said selecting utilizing said technical requirements;
testing said network configuration using a processor;
monitoring said testing and generating new facts regarding performance of said network configuration, using said processor;
feeding back said new facts to said server for use by said server in said selecting; and
repeating said selecting, testing, monitoring and generating, and feeding back, until said server determines a criterion for network stability has been reached.
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Abstract
A method of configuring a virtual network comprises: running a user-interactive business requirements wizard from a server, the wizard collecting business requirements from a user; translating the business requirements into technical requirements for a network configuration using the server; selecting a network configuration from a network configuration database using the server, the selecting utilizing the technical requirements; testing the network configuration using a processor; monitoring the testing and generating new facts regarding performance of the network configuration, using the processor; feeding back the new facts to the server for use by the server in the selecting; and repeating the selecting, testing, monitoring and generating, and feeding back, until the server determines a criterion for network stability has been reached. The method may include automatically discovering local network characteristics using a networking device, prior to the selecting, sending the characteristics to the server for use by the server in the selecting.
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1. A method of configuring a virtual network comprising:
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running a user-interactive business requirements wizard from a server, said wizard collecting business requirements from a user; translating said business requirements into technical requirements for a network configuration using said server; selecting a network configuration from a network configuration database using said server, said selecting utilizing said technical requirements; testing said network configuration using a processor; monitoring said testing and generating new facts regarding performance of said network configuration, using said processor; feeding back said new facts to said server for use by said server in said selecting; and repeating said selecting, testing, monitoring and generating, and feeding back, until said server determines a criterion for network stability has been reached. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A virtualized server resource for configuring a virtual network including a server comprising computer-executable instructions for:
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running a user-interactive business requirements wizard from said server, said wizard collecting business requirements from a user; translating said business requirements into technical requirements for a network configuration using said server; selecting a network configuration from a network configuration database using said server, said selecting utilizing said technical requirements; testing said network configuration using said server; monitoring said testing and generating new facts regarding performance of said network configuration, using said server; feeding back said new facts to said server for use by said server in said selecting; and repeating said selecting, testing, monitoring and generating, and feeding back, until said server determines a criterion for network stability has been reached.
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