Patent ID: 8751323
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for an Ethernet exchange service implementing a physical integrated switch fabric, comprising: enabling a plurality of carriers to participate in the Ethernet exchange service that comprises a web-enabled user interface and the physical integrated switch fabric having one or more Ethernet exchangers, the plurality of carriers having their private Ethernet networks connected to ports of the one or more Ethernet exchangers, the one or more Ethernet exchangers are configured to provision virtual circuits interconnecting the private Ethernet networks; enabling each of the plurality of carriers to assign roles and rights and permissions to an administrator and to a group of representatives to act on behalf of each of the carriers; enabling the administrator and each of the representatives in the group to have a different experience using the web-enabled user interface based on one or more of their assigned roles, rights, and permissions; and enabling the administrator and one or more of the representatives in the group to enter lit building information on behalf of their carrier using one or more templates, wherein the lit building information is to be stored in a searchable database for discovery by other carriers, where portions of the Ethernet exchange service including the steps of the method are implemented by software scripted routines, hardware logic, and any combination of both, and any software is tangibly stored on a non-transitory machine-readable medium.