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Techniques for zero touch provisioning of edge nodes for a virtual private network by pushing configuration from a server

  • US 7,420,933 B2
  • Filed: 06/02/2005
  • Issued: 09/02/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for configuring a network interface on an intermediate network node at an edge of a provider network to support a virtual private network, comprising the steps of:

  • storing configuration data at a server on a host computer on a provider network,determining without human intervention whether conditions are satisfied for sending the configuration data to a particular node at an edge of the provider network without receiving a request message from the particular node; and

    if it is determined that conditions are satisfied for sending the configuration data, then sending the configuration data to the particular node to cause the particular node to configure a particular interface without human intervention for a particular virtual private network over the provider network based on the configuration data,wherein;

    the provider network is a packet-switched network;

    the particular virtual private network is a link layer virtual private network;

    the particular node is different from the host; and

    the particular interface is for a direct communication link to a customer network node outside the provider network.

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