Patent ID: 9231826
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method of zero configuration for a virtual distributed device in a distributed network, comprising: adding, by a processor of a network device, a plurality of peer devices as virtual devices to the network device, wherein the network device is connected to the peer devices through a wide area network (WAN); importing, by the processor, configuration information into the network device; establishing in the network device, by the processor, a peer group comprising the plurality of peer devices and corresponding topology of the peer group; creating, by the processor, a virtual distributed device comprised of the plurality of peer devices added as the virtual devices to the network device, wherein the virtual distributed device functions as a single virtual device by implementation of a virtualization technology, and the virtual distributed device is regarded as a single entity by the network device for the purpose of realizing management of services of the plurality of peer devices; establishing, by the processor, a connection between the network device and one peer device of the plurality of peer devices via an uplink switch, the plurality of peer devices being connected to one another by virtual links; and distributing, by the processor, the configuration information to the plurality of peer devices in accordance with the corresponding topology via the peer device connected to the uplink switch, wherein the configuration information is distributed to the plurality of peer devices in a direction from downstream to upstream in accordance with the corresponding topology.