Configuring communication services using policy groups
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1. A method performed by a service platform for configuring a service in a packet switching network, said method comprising the steps of:
- determining, by the service platform, a service access point to be affected by configuration of the service;
obtaining policy information associated with the service access point from a router of the packet switching network;
assigning the service access point to a policy group depending upon the policy information;
updating, by the router of the packet switching network, provisioning information associated with the service access point to configure the service based on the assignment of the service access point to the policy group.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to configuring services in a packet switching network. Embodiments of the invention group existing service policies configured on network routers into policy groups, thereby enabling better management of service policies and policy overrides. This functionality can be useful for identifying redundant policies that may be eliminated by reconfiguring one or more of the network routers to reduce the overall network-wide number of policies, as well as provisioning new services in a manner that efficiently uses existing policies.
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15 Claims
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1. A method performed by a service platform for configuring a service in a packet switching network, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining, by the service platform, a service access point to be affected by configuration of the service; obtaining policy information associated with the service access point from a router of the packet switching network; assigning the service access point to a policy group depending upon the policy information; updating, by the router of the packet switching network, provisioning information associated with the service access point to configure the service based on the assignment of the service access point to the policy group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for configuring a service in a packet switching network, said system comprising:
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an operating system interface communicatively coupling to a network management entity of the packet switching network; and a memory including a service database for storing a plurality of policy groups and their associated policies, a processor for executing a service application. wherein the service application; determines a service access point to be affected by configuration of the service; obtains, via the operating system, policy information associated with the service access point from a router of the packet switching network interface; assigns the service access point to a policy group depending upon the policy information; and updates, via the operating system interface, on the router of the packet switching network in accordance with the assignment, provisioning information associated with the service access point to configure the service. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of configuring a service in a packet switching network, comprising the steps of:
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determining a service access point to be affected by configuration of the service; obtaining group policy information associated with the service access point from a router of the packet switching network; comparing the group policy information associated with the service access point to policy information required to provision the service in order to determine whether the group policy information associated with the service access point matches the policy information required to provision the service; and if the group policy information associated with the service access point does not match the policy information required to provision the service; assigning the policy information required to provision the service to the service access point, and sending the policy information required to provision the service to the service access point to the router of the packet switching network.
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