Patent ID: 9286103
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A computer system including at least one processor for providing a cloud service for testing and experimenting with components of a user-specified Internet Protocol (IP) specification, the computer infrastructure comprising: an API (application programming interface) as tangibly embodied in a set of computer-executable instructions on a computer on a network, said API providing a user interface for a cloud environment comprising one or more virtual machines to be selectively instantiated on at least one computer in said network based upon a user request; and a storage device comprising a library accessible via said API, said library providing definitions of components available to be instantiated in said cloud environment in an Internet Protocol (IP) specification selected by the user using said API, wherein said API automatically instantiates an image of a virtual network of components of the user-selected IP specification, as the virtual network has been defined by a user input request, and provides at least one cloud portal providing said user an access to exercise said instantiated virtual network image for testing and experimentation by the user of the virtual network configuration and components in the user-selected IP specification.