Methods and Apparatus for Agreement-Based Automated Service Provisioning
First Claim
1. A method for use by a service provider for automatically provisioning one or more resources based on at least one service agreement offer of a service client, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining the at least one service agreement offer;
obtaining at least one implementation plan template; and
automatically deriving a provisioning description in accordance with the service agreement offer and the implementation plan template, wherein the provisioning description is usable for configuring one or more resources such that a service may be provided to the service client.
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for automated provisioning of resources to fulfill a service agreement. For example, a technique for use by a service provider for automatically provisioning one or more resources based on at least one service agreement offer of a service client comprises the following steps/operations. The at least one service agreement offer is obtained. At least one implementation plan template is obtained. A provisioning description is then automatically derived in accordance with the service agreement offer and the implementation plan template, wherein the provisioning description is usable for configuring one or more resources such that a service may be provided to the service client.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for use by a service provider for automatically provisioning one or more resources based on at least one service agreement offer of a service client, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining the at least one service agreement offer; obtaining at least one implementation plan template; and automatically deriving a provisioning description in accordance with the service agreement offer and the implementation plan template, wherein the provisioning description is usable for configuring one or more resources such that a service may be provided to the service client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Apparatus for use by a service provider for automatically provisioning one or more resources based on at least one service agreement offer of a service client, comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and operative to;
(i) obtain the at least one service agreement offer;
(ii) obtain at least one implementation plan template;and (iii) automatically derive a provisioning description in accordance with the service agreement offer and the implementation plan template, wherein the provisioning description is usable for configuring one or more resources such that a service may be provided to the service client.
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18. An article of manufacture for use by a service provider for automatically provisioning one or more resources based on at least one service agreement offer of a service client, comprising a machine readable medium containing one or more programs which when executed implement the steps of:
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obtaining the at least one service agreement offer; obtaining at least one implementation plan template; and automatically deriving a provisioning description in accordance with the service agreement offer and the implementation plan template, wherein the provisioning description is usable for configuring one or more resources such that a service may be provided to the service client.
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19. A method for use in automatically managing the provisioning of one or more resources, comprising the steps of:
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generating an agreement template; and generating an associated agreement implementation plan template.
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