Methods and systems for creating a network

• US 9,760,528 B1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Issued: 09/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gluware IP LLC
• Original Assignee: Glue Networks, Inc.
• Inventors: Huynh Van, Olivier, Locken, Jacob Enoch
• Primary Examiner(s): Walsh, John B
• Application Number:
  US13/830,737
• Time in Patent Office: 1,643 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/177 Initialisation or configuration control processor initialisation G06F9/4405
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0843 based on generic templates

Abstract

Systems and methods described herein may perform processing associated with loading, with a boot agent injection module in communication with a processor; a boot agent into a memory of a network device comprising a processor; and perform processing associated with using the boot agent to configure, with the network device, the network device to connect to a remote computer.

Claims

1. A method of creating a network, comprising:

performing processing associated with creating the network by;

loading in a telecommunications system, with a boot agent injection module in communication with a processor, a boot agent into a memory of a network router device and/or a network switch device comprising a processor, the boot agent comprising executable code, the network router device and/or the network switch device capable of transporting connection-oriented protocols and/or connectionless protocols; and

performing processing associated with using the boot agent to configure, with the network router device and/or the network switch device, the network router device and/or the network switch device to connect to a remote computer such that any default booting behavior of the network router device and/or the network switch device is interrupted and replaced by a custom configuration file that uses the boot agent, the custom configuration file causing the network router device and/or the network switch device to automatically call a remotely located provisioning engine and provision itself for full network functionality without user intervention.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein performing processing associated with loading, with the boot agent injection module, the boot agent into a memory of a network router device and/or the network switch device comprises:

performing processing associated with transferring, with the boot agent injection module, the boot agent to the network device via a USB connection.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein performing processing associated with loading, with the boot agent injection module, the boot agent into a memory of a network router device and/or the network switch device comprises:

performing processing associated with transferring, with the boot agent injection module, the boot agent to the network router device and/or the network switch device via a network connection.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein performing processing associated with loading, with the boot agent injection module, the boot agent into a memory of a network router device and/or the network switch device further comprises:

performing processing associated with sending, with the boot agent injection module, an HTML link to a computer in communication with the network router device and/or the network switch device via a network connection, the HTML link comprising a link to the boot agent.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein performing processing associated with using the boot agent to configure, with the network router device and/or the network switch device, the network router device and/or the network switch device to connect to a remote computer comprises:

performing processing associated with using the boot agent to analyze, with the network router device and/or the network switch device, a property of the network router device and/or the network switch device; and

performing processing associated with using the boot agent to configure, with the network router device and/or the network switch device, the network router device and/or the network switch device according to the property of the network device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein performing processing associated with using the boot agent to configure, with the network device, the network router device and/or the network switch device to connect to a remote computer comprises:

performing processing associated with sending, with the network router device and/or the network switch device, a test message to the remote computer via a network connection.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein performing processing associated with using the boot agent to configure, with the network router device and/or the network switch device, the network router device and/or the network switch device to connect to a remote computer comprises:

performing processing associated with storing, with the network router device and/or the network switch device, configuration data into the memory of the network router device and/or the network switch device, the configuration data enabling the network router device and/or the network switch device to connect to the remote computer.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein performing processing associated with using the boot agent to configure, with the network router device and/or the network switch device, the network router device and/or the network switch device to connect to a remote computer comprises:

performing processing associated with using the boot agent to determine, with the network router device and/or the network switch device, whether the network router device and/or the network switch device is connected to the remote computer via a direct connection or an indirect connection.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein performing processing associated with using the boot agent to configure, with the network router device and/or the network switch device, the network router device and/or the network switch device to connect to a remote computer comprises:

performing processing associated with using the boot agent to configure, with the network router device and/or the network switch device, the network router device and/or the network switch device to communicate with the remote computer using a scripts library.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing processing associated with loading, with the boot agent injection module;

a boot agent update into the memory of the network router device and/or the network switch device; and

performing processing associated with using the boot agent update to configure, with the network router device and/or the network switch device, the network router device and/or the network switch device to connect to the remote computer.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the boot agent further comprises a configuration file.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the boot agent comprises at least one script containing the executable code.

11. A system for creating a network, comprising:

a network router device and/or a network switch device comprising a processor and a memory; and

a boot agent injection module in communication with a processor, the boot agent injection module configured to create the network by performing processing associated with loading in a telecommunications system, a boot agent into the memory of the network router device and/or the network switch device, the boot agent comprising executable code, the network router device and/or the network switch device capable of transporting connection-oriented protocols and/or connectionless protocols;

wherein the network router device and/or a network switch device is configured to perform processing associated with using the boot agent to configure the network router device and/or a network switch device to connect to a remote computer such that any default booting behavior of the network router device and/or the network switch device is interrupted and replaced by a custom configuration file that uses the boot agent, the custom configuration file causing the network router device and/or the network switch device to automatically call a remotely located provisioning engine and provision itself for full network functionality without user intervention.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the boot agent injection module is configured to perform processing associated with loading the boot agent into a memory of the network router device and/or the network switch device by:

performing processing associated with transferring the boot agent to the network router device and/or the network switch device via a USB connection.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the boot agent injection module is configured to perform processing associated with loading the boot agent into a memory of the network router device and/or the network switch device by:

performing processing associated with transferring the boot agent to the router device and/or the network switch network device via a network connection.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the boot agent injection module is further configured to perform processing associated with loading the boot agent into a memory of the network router device and/or the network switch device by:

performing processing associated with sending an HTML link to a computer in communication with the network router device and/or the network switch device via a network connection, the HTML link comprising a link to the boot agent.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein performing processing associated with using the boot agent to configure, with the network router device and/or the network switch device, the network router device and/or the network switch device to connect to a remote computer comprises:

performing processing associated with using the boot agent to analyze, with the network router device and/or the network switch device, a property of the network router device and/or the network switch device; and

performing processing associated with using the boot agent to configure, with the network router device and/or the network switch device, the network router device and/or the network switch device according to the property of the network router device and/or the network switch device.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein performing processing associated with using the boot agent to configure, with the network router device and/or the network switch device, the network router device and/or the network switch device to connect to a remote computer comprises:

performing processing associated with sending, with the network router device and/or the network switch device, a test message to the remote computer via a network connection.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the network device is configured to perform processing associated with using the boot agent to configure the network router device and/or the network switch device to connect to a remote computer by:

performing processing associated with storing configuration data into the memory of the network router device and/or the network switch device, the configuration data enabling the network router device and/or the network switch device to connect to the remote computer.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the network router device and/or the network switch device is configured to perform processing associated with using the boot agent to configure the network router device and/or the network switch device to connect to a remote computer by:

performing processing associated with using the boot agent to determine whether the network router device and/or the network switch device is connected to the remote computer via a direct connection or an indirect connection.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the network device is configured to perform processing associated with using the boot agent to configure the network router device and/or the network switch device to connect to a remote computer by:

performing processing associated with using the boot agent to configure the network router device and/or the network switch device to communicate with the remote computer using a scripts library.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein:

the boot agent injection module is further configured to perform processing associated with loading a boot agent update into the memory of the network router device and/or the network switch device; and

the network device is further configured to perform processing associated with using the boot agent update to configure the network router device and/or the network switch device to connect to the remote computer.

22. The system of claim 11, wherein the boot agent further comprises a configuration file.

24. The system of claim 11, wherein the boot agent comprises at least one script containing the executable code.