Customer Based Internet of Things (IOT)
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- providing, with a network interface device (“
NID”
) serving as a demarcation point between a local area network (“
LAN”
) at a customer premises and a service provider network, connectivity between the NID and each of one or more first user devices of a plurality of user devices associated with at least one of the customer premises or a user who is associated with the customer premises;
sending, with the NID, at least one virtual network function (“
VNF”
) to each of the one or more first user devices via the LAN, the at least one VNF comprising a device identifier and a LAN device interconnection VNF; and
mapping, with a virtual infrastructure manager (“
VIM”
) that is communicatively coupled to the NID, each of the one or more first user devices with each of one or more second user devices of the plurality of user devices associated with at least one of the customer premises or the user who is associated with the customer premises, and with each resource node of a plurality of resource nodes in communication with the NID, based at least in part on first user input received via at least one third user device of the plurality of user devices.
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Abstract
Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing customer-based Internet of Things (“IoT”) functionality. Various methods, systems, and apparatuses might provide connectivity between a network interface device (“NID”) and each of one or more first user devices of a plurality of user devices associated with the customer premises and/or a user who is associated with the customer premises. At least one virtual network function (“VNF”) might be sent to each of the one or more first user devices. Each of the one or more first user devices might be mapped with each of one or more second user devices of the plurality of user devices associated with at least one of the customer premises or the user who is associated with the customer premises, and with each resource node of a plurality of resource nodes in communication with the NID, based at least in part on user input.
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32 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing, with a network interface device (“
NID”
) serving as a demarcation point between a local area network (“
LAN”
) at a customer premises and a service provider network, connectivity between the NID and each of one or more first user devices of a plurality of user devices associated with at least one of the customer premises or a user who is associated with the customer premises;sending, with the NID, at least one virtual network function (“
VNF”
) to each of the one or more first user devices via the LAN, the at least one VNF comprising a device identifier and a LAN device interconnection VNF; andmapping, with a virtual infrastructure manager (“
VIM”
) that is communicatively coupled to the NID, each of the one or more first user devices with each of one or more second user devices of the plurality of user devices associated with at least one of the customer premises or the user who is associated with the customer premises, and with each resource node of a plurality of resource nodes in communication with the NID, based at least in part on first user input received via at least one third user device of the plurality of user devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system, comprising:
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a network interface device (“
NID”
) serving as a demarcation point between a local area network (“
LAN”
) at a customer premises and a service provider network, the NID comprising;at least one first processor; a first non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the at least one first processor, the first non-transitory computer readable medium having encoded thereon computer software comprising a first set of instructions that, when executed by the at least one first processor, causes the NID to perform one or more operations, the first set of instructions comprising; instructions for providing connectivity between the NID and each of one or more first user devices of a plurality of user devices associated with at least one of the customer premises or a user who is associated with the customer premises; and instructions for sending at least one virtual network function (“
VNF”
) to each of the one or more first user devices via the LAN, the at least one VNF comprising a device identifier and a LAN device interconnection VNF; anda virtual infrastructure manager (“
VIM”
) that is communicatively coupled to the NID, the VIM comprising;at least one second processor; a second non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the at least one second processor, the second non-transitory computer readable medium having encoded thereon computer software comprising a second set of instructions that, when executed by the at least one second processor, causes the VIM to perform one or more operations, the second set of instructions comprising; instructions for mapping each of the one or more first user devices with each of one or more second user devices of the plurality of user devices associated with at least one of the customer premises or the user who is associated with the customer premises, and with each resource node of a plurality of resource nodes in communication with the NID, based at least in part on first user input received via at least one third user device of the plurality of user devices. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A network interface device (“
- NID”
) serving as a demarcation point between a local area network (“
LAN”
) at a customer premises and a service provider network, the NID comprising;at least one processor; a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the at least one processor, the computer readable medium having encoded thereon computer software comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the NID to perform one or more operations, the set of instructions comprising; instructions for providing connectivity between the NID and each of one or more first user devices of a plurality of user devices associated with at least one of the customer premises or a user who is associated with the customer premises; and instructions for sending at least one virtual network function (“
VNF”
) to each of the one or more first user devices via the LAN, the at least one VNF comprising a device identifier and a LAN device interconnection VNF.
- NID”
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31. A virtual infrastructure manager (“
- VIM”
) that is communicatively coupled to a network interface device (“
NID”
) serving as a demarcation point between a local area network (“
LAN”
) at a customer premises and a service provider network, the VIM comprising;at least one processor; a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the at least one processor, the computer readable medium having encoded thereon computer software comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the VIM to perform one or more operations, the set of instructions comprising; instructions for identifying, within the LAN, one or more first user devices of a plurality of user devices associated with at least one of the customer premises or the user who is associated with the customer premises, in response to the one or more first devices being connected to the LAN; instructions for mapping each of the one or more first user devices of the plurality of user devices associated with at least one of the customer premises or the user who is associated with the customer premises with each of one or more second user devices of the plurality of user devices associated with at least one of the customer premises or the user who is associated with the customer premises, and with each resource node of a plurality of resource nodes in communication with the NID, based at least in part on first user input received via at least one third user device of the plurality of user devices, the one or more second user devices having been previously connected to the LAN. - View Dependent Claims (32)
- VIM”
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