SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING CLOUD SERVICES INTO THE CUSTOMER PREMISE
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1. A method for providing network management services comprising:
- providing a cloud extension agent for execution on hardware that is part of a first local network, which is separated from the Internet by at least one firewall,wherein the cloud extension agent is configured to initiate a first connection to at least one external server over the Internet using a standard internet protocol and receive, via the first connection, a first set of instructions for management of a first set of mobile devices that are managed by one or more local servers on the first local network, andwherein the cloud extension agent is further configured to make changes to the configuration of the one or more local servers in response to the first set of instructions.
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Abstract
A cloud extension agent can be provided on a customer premise for interfacing, via an outbound secure connection, cloud based services. The cloud extension agent can reach the cloud based services through existing firewall infrastructure, thereby providing simple, secure deployment. Furthermore, the secure connection can enable substantially real-time communication with a cloud service to provide web-based, substantially real time control or management of resources on the customer premises via the cloud extension agent.
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1. A method for providing network management services comprising:
providing a cloud extension agent for execution on hardware that is part of a first local network, which is separated from the Internet by at least one firewall, wherein the cloud extension agent is configured to initiate a first connection to at least one external server over the Internet using a standard internet protocol and receive, via the first connection, a first set of instructions for management of a first set of mobile devices that are managed by one or more local servers on the first local network, and wherein the cloud extension agent is further configured to make changes to the configuration of the one or more local servers in response to the first set of instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for extending cloud services into the customer premise comprising:
providing a cloud extension agent for execution on hardware that is part of a first local network, which is separated from the Internet by at least one firewall, wherein the cloud extension agent is configured to initiate a first connection to a remote data-center over the Internet, through the at least one firewall, using a standard internet protocol and receive, via the first connection, a first set of instructions for configuration of one or more local resources on the first local network, and wherein the cloud extension agent is further configured to make changes to the configuration of the one or more local resources in response to the first set of instructions. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for providing cloud-based management of mobile devices comprising:
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providing, at one or more remote data centers, a web-based interface for management of policies for a first set of mobile devices that are associated with a first corporate network; maintaining, in a first database associated with the one or more remote data centers, policy and configuration information related to the first set of mobile devices; receiving, over the Internet, a first secure connection initiated by a first cloud extension agent using a standard internet protocol; and in response to policy changes initiated through the web-based interface, sending control instructions over the first secure connection to the first cloud extension agent; wherein the cloud extension agent is configurable to configure resources on the corporate network based on the control instructions. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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