Patent ID: 11923963
Assignee: JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 4:
5. The system of claim 4, wherein the aggregation network device is further configured to:
detect, using the port extension service, an additional satellite network device not included in the set of satellite network devices;
in response to detecting the additional satellite network device, register the additional satellite network device by provisioning an additional IP address corresponding to the additional satellite network device, wherein the additional satellite network device is coupled to the aggregation network device;
send, to the orchestrator, data indicating the additional satellite network device as an additional sub-system within the logical switch;
receive, from the orchestrator, additional configuration information for managing the additional sub-system within the logical switch; and
configure, by the port extension service based on the additional configuration information, the additional satellite network device corresponding to the additional sub-system.