Public and private network service management systems and methods
First Claim
1. An apparatus for managing network services in a private services network, the private services network being accessible through a public network, the apparatus comprising:
- a services network interface configured to provide for communications between the public network and the private services network; and
a policy enforcement module configured to enforce rules for access to the private services network by a client of the services network through the public network in accordance with an authentication policy of the private services network, and to control use, by an authenticated client of the private services network, of a network service which is provided by another client of the private services network, in accordance with a service access policy associated with the network service.
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Abstract
Public and private network service management systems and methods are disclosed. Rules for accessing a private services network in which network services are available are enforced so as to restrict access to the services network through a public network in accordance with policies of the services network. Use of network services by a client of the private services network through the public network is controlled according to network service access policies associated with the network services. Network services provided by clients of the services network which access the services network through a public network may also be offered to other clients of the services network through the services network and the public network.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus for managing network services in a private services network, the private services network being accessible through a public network, the apparatus comprising:
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a services network interface configured to provide for communications between the public network and the private services network; and a policy enforcement module configured to enforce rules for access to the private services network by a client of the services network through the public network in accordance with an authentication policy of the private services network, and to control use, by an authenticated client of the private services network, of a network service which is provided by another client of the private services network, in accordance with a service access policy associated with the network service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for distributing policies associated with network services available in a private services network, the apparatus comprising:
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a gateway interface to be operatively coupled to a public network gateway through which a network service consumer client of the services network in a public network accesses the services network to use a network service provided by another client of the services network; and a policy manager operatively coupled to the gateway interface and configured to distribute network service policies specifying respective access controls for network services, provided by network service provider clients of the services network, to the public network gateway through the gateway interface to cause the public network gateway to control use of the network services by the network service consumer client in the public network in accordance with the network service policies. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of managing network services of a private services network, the private services network being accessible through a public network, the method comprising:
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identifying a network service, provided by a client of the private services network and available in the private services network, having an access policy which allows access to the network service by clients of the services network which connect to the services network over the public network; and making the identified network service available to clients of the services network through the public network. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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