Patent ID: 8724642

Claim:
A system, comprising: a data center including a resource collection designated to respond to service requests received from a client; a plurality of endpoint routers linked to the data center by one or more private network paths; and a connectivity coordinator; wherein the connectivity coordinator is operable to: implement an interface defining connectivity operations available to the client, wherein the connectivity operations pertain to network connectivity enabling the client to access the resource collection in the data center, wherein the connectivity operations include at least one of an operation to set up a connection, an operation to query about a connection, an operation to modify a connection, or an operation to take down a connection; receive a connectivity request from the client for dedicated connectivity to the resource collection, wherein the connectivity request is formatted in accordance with the interface; in response to the connectivity request, select a target endpoint router of the plurality of endpoint routers, wherein the target endpoint router is configurable to provide a route over a private network path of the one or more private network paths in accordance with the connectivity request to provide the client access to the resource collection in the data center; generate a reply comprising configuration instructions for a physical network link to be established to the target endpoint router to provide at least a portion of the dedicated connectivity for the client to access the resource collection in the data center; and transmit the reply to the client including the configuration instructions for the physical network link.