US 12,744,789 B2 · Exchange interconnection using an interconnection token

Abstract

In some examples, a method includes generating, by an interconnection platform for an exchange, an interconnection token representing authorization for an interconnection to or from a resource of the exchange, wherein the interconnection token comprises a unique identifier and token data for requesting and provisioning an interconnection using the resource. The method also includes outputting a first indication of the unique identifier of the interconnection token. The method also includes provisioning, by the interconnection platform, in response to receiving, from a customer of an exchange provider of the exchange, a second indication of the unique identifier of the interconnection token and based on the authorization, an interconnection in a network device of the exchange, the interconnection including, or connecting to or from, the resource.

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A system comprising:

an exchange comprising a network fabric;
and
a computing system comprising processing circuitry having access to memory, the computing system configured to:
generate an interconnection token representing authorization for an interconnection in the network fabric, wherein the interconnection token comprises a unique identifier and is associated with data for provisioning the interconnection;
output a first indication of the unique identifier of the interconnection token;
and
provision, based on receipt, from a customer device associated with a customer of a provider, of a second indication of the unique identifier of the interconnection token and based on the authorization, the interconnection in the network fabric in accordance with the data for provisioning the interconnection.

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A method comprising:

generating, by a computing system, an interconnection token representing authorization for an interconnection in a network fabric, wherein the interconnection token comprises a unique identifier and is associated with data for provisioning the interconnection;
outputting, by the computing system, a first indication of the unique identifier of the interconnection token;
and
provisioning, by the computing system, based on receiving, from a customer device associated with a customer of a provider, a second indication of the unique identifier of the interconnection token and based on the authorization, the interconnection in the network fabric in accordance with the data.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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