Automatic configuration of an extended service appliance for network routers
US11362895B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45595
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An external processing system includes a port to exchange signals with a router. The external processing system also includes a processor to receive, from the router via the port, information representing an operating system and a hypervisor in response to the external processing system being connected to the router via the port. The processor instantiates the operating system and the hypervisor based on the received information. The router includes a port allocated to an external processing system and configured to exchange signals with the external processing system. The router also includes a controller to provide, to the external processing system via the port, information representing the operating system and the hypervisor in response to the external processing system being connected to the external processing system via the port.
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