Patent ID: 8040820

Claim:
A dynamic network management system, comprising: an optimal service path determining component to, extract a current topology of a dynamic network to determine neighboring devices to a new device to be added to the dynamic network for activation of a new end-to-end service, deduce an Ethernet Access Domain (EAD), from the neighboring devices, for the new device to be added to the dynamic network for establishing the new end-to-end service, and automatically determine a service-hub, based at least in part on the EAD for the new device, for activation of the new end-to-end service, and determine an optimal path for activation of the new end-to-end service based on the current topology, EAD, and the service-hub for the new device, wherein a Network-facing provider edge (N-PE) device is selected as the service-hub if the new UNI (User to Network Interface) to be added does not belong to the same Ethernet Access Domain (EAD); and a service activation component that establishes the new end-to-end service via the determined optimal path without manual topology information feed.