Patent ID: 7263352
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing resources in a communication network having communication components, the method comprising: providing a service to the communication network via a software running on a communication component, the communication component running the software includes a hardware resource required for use by the software in order to provide the service; establishing a connection from a second communication component to the communication component providing the service to the communication network; checking the second communication component for the existence of the hardware resource; checking that a license is available for the software; checking by the communication component running the software to determine if the second communication component is authorized to receive a copy of the software from the communication component running the software; and transferring the copy of the software from the communication component running the software to the second communication component in response to a positive check for the existence of the hardware, a positive check for the available license, and a positive check for the authorization.