Patent ID: 8806031
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a network management device configured to host a network provision agent, the network management device configured to send a request signal from the network provision agent to a first network edge device hosting a network control entity that is configured to manage a plurality of ports at the first network edge device and at a second network edge device, such that the network control entity determines an availability of at least one port from the plurality of ports at the first network edge device and at least one port from the plurality of ports at the second network edge device for being provisioned as at least a portion of a virtual network entity in response to the request, the request signal including a request for information including (1) a number of network access ports to be provisioned as the virtual network entity, and (2) a type of network device to be provisioned as the virtual network entity, the network management device configured to receive an availability signal from the network control entity based on an availability of the at least one port from the plurality of ports at the first network edge device and the at least one port from the plurality of ports at the second network edge device for being provisioned in response to the request.