Techniques for zero touch provisioning of edge nodes for a virtual private network by pushing configuration from a server
US7420933B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0811
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for configuring a network interface to support a virtual private network includes storing configuration data at a server on a host computer on the provider network. It is determined without human intervention whether conditions are satisfied for sending the configuration data to a particular node at an edge of the provider network without receiving a request message from the particular node. If it is determined that conditions are satisfied, then the configuration data is sent to the particular node to cause the particular node to configure a particular interface for supporting a virtual private network over the provider network based on the configuration data. The particular node is different from the host. These techniques allow changes in configuration data to be pushed to provider edge nodes without human intervention.
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