Secured deployment and provisioning of white-box based cluster
US11973885B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for obtaining a secured routing functionality in a white-boxes based cluster which comprises a plurality of standalone white-boxes, wherein at least two of the standalone white-boxes were manufactured by different manufacturers, and wherein the method comprising identifying a serial number (S/N) associated with each white-box to be included in that cluster, determining pre-defined properties of each respective white-box based on the identification, and installing each of the white-boxes together with a respective computing platform software comprising a software agent provided by the manufacturer of that white-box.
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