Updating configuration information to a perimeter network
First Claim
1. A method of automatically establishing communication between a trusted network and a perimeter network outside the trusted network;
- said method comprising;
identifying one or more edge servers residing in the perimeter network that are located on a same site as a trusted server residing in the trusted network;
attempting, by the trusted server residing in the trusted network, to establish an exclusive lease over communication with one of the identified edge servers in the perimeter network, wherein said exclusive lease prevents other trusted servers residing in the trusted network from communicating with the identified edge server during a hold period for the exclusive lease, said exclusive lease reserving the right of the trusted server to communicate exclusively with the one of the identified edge servers;
establishing communication between the trusted server and the one of the identified edge servers for the hold period when the trusted server can establish the exclusive lease over communication therewith; and
in response to establishing communication with the trusted server, replicating server configuration information from the trusted network to the edge server.
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Abstract
Automatically sending configuration information from a trusted network to a perimeter network. Master servers residing in the trusted network are adapted for administering a distributed directory service containing configuration information. Edge servers residing in the perimeter network are adapted for using a local directory service local to each edge server. Edge-connected bridgehead servers residing in the trusted network are adapted for replicating the configuration information from the trusted network to the perimeter network. Replicating the configuration information to the perimeter network by trusted servers acquiring leases on edge servers is also disclosed.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of automatically establishing communication between a trusted network and a perimeter network outside the trusted network;
- said method comprising;
identifying one or more edge servers residing in the perimeter network that are located on a same site as a trusted server residing in the trusted network; attempting, by the trusted server residing in the trusted network, to establish an exclusive lease over communication with one of the identified edge servers in the perimeter network, wherein said exclusive lease prevents other trusted servers residing in the trusted network from communicating with the identified edge server during a hold period for the exclusive lease, said exclusive lease reserving the right of the trusted server to communicate exclusively with the one of the identified edge servers; establishing communication between the trusted server and the one of the identified edge servers for the hold period when the trusted server can establish the exclusive lease over communication therewith; and in response to establishing communication with the trusted server, replicating server configuration information from the trusted network to the edge server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- said method comprising;
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10. A system for automatically sending configuration information from a trusted network to a perimeter network outside the trusted network, said system comprising:
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one or more master servers residing in the trusted network, said master servers being adapted for administering a distributed directory service containing configuration information related to the trusted network; one or more edge servers residing in the perimeter network outside the trusted network, each of said edge servers adapted for locally using a local directory service; and one or more edge-connected bridgehead servers residing in the trusted network and adapted for establishing an exclusive lease over communication with the one or more master servers, wherein said one or more edge-connected bridgehead servers are adapted to automatically establish said exclusive lease over communication with one of the one or more edge servers residing in the perimeter network outside the trusted network during a hold period for the exclusive lease, said exclusive lease reserving the right of the one or more bridgehead servers to communicate exclusively with the one or more edge servers, wherein said one or more edge-connected bridgehead servers and said one or more edge servers are located on a same site, wherein said one or more edge-connected bridgehead servers and said one or more edge servers are located in substantial physical proximity to one another, said edge-connected bridgehead servers being adapted for replicating the configuration information from the distributed directory service administered by the one or more master servers within the trusted network to the local directory service used by each of the one or more edge servers within the perimeter network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of automatically establishing communication between a trusted server residing in a trusted network and one or more edge servers residing in a perimeter network outside the trusted network;
- said method comprising;
attempting, by the trusted server residing in the trusted network, to establish an exclusive lease over communication with the edge server in the perimeter network, wherein said exclusive lease prevents other trusted servers residing in the trusted network from communicating with the edge server during a hold period for the exclusive lease, said exclusive lease reserving the right of the trusted server to communicate exclusively with the edge server; establishing communication between the trusted server and the edge server when the trusted server can establish the exclusive lease over communication therewith; attempting, by the trusted server, to establish the exclusive lease over communication with another one of the edge servers when the trusted server cannot establish the exclusive lease over communication with the one edge server with which the trusted server previously attempted to communicate, said exclusive lease reserving the right of the trusted server to communicate exclusively with the one edge server; and establishing communication between the trusted server and the other one of the edge servers when the trusted server can establish the exclusive lease over communication therewith.
- said method comprising;
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