Patent ID: 9268550
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method of managing the distribution of images in a distributed cloud network by a network management system comprising a processor, the method comprising: receiving, by the network management system, configured to manage the distribution of images in the distributed cloud network by the network management system, an image request for a cloud network node, wherein the image request specifies at least one requested image characteristic; identifying, by the network management system and based on the image request, an image compatible with the cloud network node from a plurality of images having the at least one requested image characteristic; determining that the identified image is installed on a second cloud network node; initiating, by the network management system, installation of the image on the cloud network node from the second cloud network node onto the cloud network node; validating an URL by the network management system, checking that the URL is a valid URL and checking meta-data; and distributing the URL to the image requesting cloud network nodes, allowing each image requesting cloud network node to download the image.