Method and apparatus for provisioning a virtual machine (VM) from a network service provider
US9509626B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus facilitates an enterprise to lease virtual appliances from network services provider. The method operates by deploying a converged networking and computing device at a service location, downloading a virtual machine to the converged networking and computing device, activating the virtual machine by a service in the wide area network, and connecting the virtual machine to a provisioned network path over the wide area network. Different virtual machines can be deployed to different locations. The same virtual machine can be deployed to different locations. Moreover, more than one virtual machine may be deployed to more than one service location.
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