Patent ID: 7181533
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A network provisioning system for verifying and implementing a requested modification to an advertised route in a data communications network, the network provisioning system comprising: a customer interface for receiving a customer-generated route advertisement modification request to cause one of (a) provisioning a new route advertisement or (b) withdrawal of an existing route advertisement; a connection to at least one validation information source for validating the new route advertisement when the customer-generated route advertisement modification constitutes provisioning of said new route advertisement and rejecting said new route advertisement if unable to be verified; an interface with an official routing database for entering the customer-generated route advertisement modification to make such route advertisement modification available to providers of network access; and an interface with at least one of such providers of network access for periodically checking to verify whether such route advertisement modification remains effective.