Patent ID: 7073055

Claim:
A method for dynamically receiving dynamic network services on network devices in a computer network, the method comprising: receiving an authorization record from a first network device on a second network device, the authorization record comprising a first certificate associated with a first data string and a second data string, the first certificate authorizing the second network device to dynamically request network services from a third network entity, wherein the authorization record further comprises a second certificate comprising network service configuration settings available to the second network device, wherein the network service configuration settings comprise one or more bandwidth card identifiers for requesting bandwidth from the third network entity; sending a first message from the second network device to the third network entity, the first message comprising a request for dynamic network services, a request for a bandwidth associated with one of the bandwidth card identifiers and further comprising the first certificate and a first identifier created with the first data string; and establishing a communication link between the second network device and a data network based on the network services requested in the first message.