Attribute and property overrides for remote network topology changes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019199595-A1
Application number	US-201715851940-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 22, 2017
Priority date	Dec 22, 2017
Publication date	Jun 27, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

Configuring a network topology can be a resource-intensive task. Services that may be “snapped-in” to a particular network often require physical alternations to the topology of the network. The topology may be remotely altered by providing an override datum to a configuration device such that a seed value for a datum is replaced and, as a result, the topology of the network altered to provide a particular service. As a benefit, one or more networks may have their physical topology remotely reconfigured with a single alteration of a datum.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A system, comprising:
a processor comprising electrical circuitry; a data storage, accessible to the processor; a network interface, accessible to the processor and connecting the processor to a network; and wherein the processor:
provides a telecommunication service for telecommunication devices on the network and is configured to provide the telecommunication service utilizing a configured network topology of the network and the topology of the network is determined, at least in part, to by a datum of the telecommunication service, the datum having a seed value;
receiving, via the network interface, an override datum;
after receiving the override datum, replacing the value of the datum with the value of the override datum and providing the telecommunications service utilizing the configured network topology of the network as determined by the present value of the datum.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the datum defines a mode of operation to configure the network.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the mode determines at least one of, memory allocation, media allocation, number of communication ports available on the network.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the value of the override datum is an address to a remote value; and wherein the processor, upon determining the override datum is an address, accesses the remote value and replaces the value of the datum with the remote value;

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein value of the override datum is an attribute of the network topology.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the attribute of the network topology comprises an attribute of a configured network topology prior to deployment of the configured network topology.

7 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the attribute of the network topology comprises an attribute of a reconfigured network topology prior to deployment of the reconfigured network topology.

8 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising, the processor providing the override datum to at least one other system.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor reads a configuration script comprising the override datum.

10 . A system, comprising:
a processor; a data storage, accessible to the processor; a network interface, accessible to the processor and connecting the processor to a networked component; and wherein the processor remotely, via the network interface, configures a network of components, comprising:
accessing the networked component, the network component configures a telecommunication service for telecommunication devices on the network and is configured to provide the telecommunication service utilizing a configured network topology of the network and the topology of the network is determined, at least in part, to by a datum of the telecommunication service, the datum having a seed value; and
providing an override datum to the networked component whereby after receiving the override datum, the networked component replaces the value of the datum with the value of the override datum and thereby provides the telecommunications service utilizing the configured network topology of the network as determined by the present value of the datum.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the datum defines a mode of operation to configure the network.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the mode determines at least one of, memory allocation, media allocation, number of communication ports available on the network.

13 . The system of claim 10 , wherein:
the value of the override datum is an address to a remote value; and wherein the networked component, upon determining the override datum is an address, accesses the remote value and replaces the value of the datum with the remote value;

14 . The system of claim 10 , wherein value of the override datum is an attribute of the network topology.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the attribute of the network topology comprises an attribute of a configured network topology prior to deployment of the configured network topology.

16 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the attribute of the network topology comprises an attribute of a reconfigured network topology prior to deployment of the reconfigured network topology.

17 . The system of claim 10 , further comprising, the processor provides the override datum to a plurality of networked components each with their respective datum.

18 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor provides the networked component with a configuration script that, that comprises the override datum.

19 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is external to the network.

20 . A method, comprising:
configuring a network determined by a topology, the topology being determined by a networked component, the networked component determining a telecommunications service provided by the network topology and, wherein the topology is determined by a datum having a seed value; providing, an override datum to the networked component; and upon receiving the override datum, replacing the value of the datum with the value of the override datum and providing the telecommunications service utilizing a reconfigured network topology of the network as determined by the present value of the datum.

Assignees

• Avaya Inc

Inventors

• Braudes Robert E
• Mishra Amit
• Haserodt Kurt

Classifications

• H04L41/0816

  the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events · CPC title

• H04L41/0863

  by rolling back to previous configuration versions · CPC title

• H04L41/5054

  Automatic deployment of services triggered by the service manager, e.g. service implementation by automatic configuration of network components · CPC title

• H04L41/12 Primary

  Discovery or management of network topologies · CPC title