Virtual private network service status management
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a configuration interface for exchanging Virtual Private Network (VPN) service configuration information with a communication system; and
a status management module, operatively coupled to the configuration interface, for managing a service-specific status of a service site in the communication system with respect to a VPN service independently of a service-specific status of the service site with respect to a different VPN service with which the service site is associated.
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Abstract
Virtual Private Network (VPN) service status management apparatus, methods, Graphical User Interfaces, and data structures are disclosed. A service-specific status of a service site in a communication system with respect to a VPN service is managed independently of a service-specific status of the service site with respect to a different VPN service with which the service site is associated. A service site may thus have a different service-specific status in different VPN services. Management of entire VPN services is also facilitated, in that changes in the overall status of a VPN service affects service sites only in respect of that VPN service. In one embodiment, status management is accomplished through automatic manipulation of Route Targets (RTs) in VPN Routing and Forwarding (VRF) tables.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a configuration interface for exchanging Virtual Private Network (VPN) service configuration information with a communication system; and
a status management module, operatively coupled to the configuration interface, for managing a service-specific status of a service site in the communication system with respect to a VPN service independently of a service-specific status of the service site with respect to a different VPN service with which the service site is associated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A machine-implemented method of managing a status of a service site in a communication system, the service site having been configured for participation in a plurality of different Virtual Private Network (VPN) services, the method comprising:
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determining a service-specific status management function to be performed for the service site with respect to a VPN service of the plurality of VPN services; and
automatically performing the determined status management function for the service site with respect to the VPN service while maintaining a service-specific status for the service site with respect to a different VPN service of the plurality of VPN services. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A Graphical User Interface (GUI) comprising:
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a graphical element identifying a Virtual Private Network (VPN) service, the VPN service comprising a service site; and
a graphical element indicating a service-specific status of the service site with respect to the VPN service. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable medium storing a data structure, the data structure comprising:
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an identifier of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) service, the VPN service comprising a service site; and
an indication of a service-specific status of the service site with respect to the VPN service. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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