Brokering network resources
AssigneeNortel Networks Limited
InventorJohn Storrie
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Abstract
A method of brokering a network resource 10 includes providing a service broker processor 12 and a service broker registry 13. On receiving a request at the service broker processor to register a network resource to provide a network service, the service broker processor authenticates the request and authorises registration in the service broker registry. A network client 14 is updated with the availability of the registered network resource so that on receiving a third party request for the network service, the network client requests allocation of the registered network resource. A bearer path 54 is set up between the third party 21 and the network resource 10 to provide the requested network service.
Claims21
A method of brokering a network resource comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a service broker processor and a service broker registry;
- b. receiving a request at the service broker processor to register in the service broker registry a network resource for providing a network service;
- c. the service broker processor authenticating the request and authorising registration to establish an authenticated and authorised network resource;
- d. the service broker processor registering the authenticated and authorised network resource in the service broker registry to establish a registered network resource;
- e. the service broker processor updating a network client with the availability of the registered network resource;
- f. the network client receiving a third party request for the said network service;
- g. the network client requesting allocation of the registered network resource;
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- h. the network client setting up a bearer path between the third party and the network resource.
A method of registering a network resource comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a service broker processor and a service broker registry;
- b. receiving a request at the service broker processor to register in the service broker registry a network resource for providing a network service;
- c. the service broker processor authenticating the request and authorising registrations to establish an authenticated and authorised network resource;
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- d. the service broker processor registering the authenticated and authorised network resource in the service broker registry to establish a registered network resource.
A method of requesting a network service from a network client comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a service broker processor and a service broker registry containing an authenticated and authorised registered network resource for providing the network service;
- b. the network client receiving a third party request for the said network service;
- c. the network client requesting allocation of the registered network resource;
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- d. the network client setting up a bearer path between the third party and the network resource.
Computer executable software code stored on a computer readable medium, the code being for brokering a network resource comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a service broker processor and a service broker registry;
- b. receiving a request at the service broker processor to register in the service broker registry a network resource for providing a network service;
- c. the service broker processor authenticating the request and authorising registration to establish an authenticated and authorised network resource;
- d. the service broker processor registering the authenticated and authorised network resource in the service broker registry to establish a registered network resource;
- e. the service broker processor updating a network client with the availability of the registered network resource;
- f. the network client receiving a third party request for the said network service;
- g. the network client requesting allocation of the registered network resource;
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- h. the network client setting up a bearer path between the third party and the network resource.
One or more programmed computers for brokering a network resource comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a service broker processor and a service broker registry;
- b. receiving a request at the service broker processor to register in the service broker registry a network resource for providing a network service;
- c. the service broker processor authenticating the request and authorising registration to establish an authenticated and authorised network resource;
- d. the service broker processor registering the authenticated and authorised network resource in the service broker registry to establish a registered network resource;
- e. the service broker processor updating a network client with the availability of the registered network resource;
- f. the network client receiving a third party request for the said network service;
- g. the network client requesting allocation of the registered network resource;
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- h. the network client setting up a bearer path between the third party and the network resource.
A network resource broker comprising:
- a. a service broker processor and a service broker registry, the service broker processor comprising;
- i. a receiver module adapted for receiving a request to register in the service broker registry a network resource for providing a network service;
- ii. an authenticator module adapted for authenticating the request and to authorise registration to establish an authenticated and authorised network resource;
- iii. a registration module adapted for registering the authenticated and authorised network resource in the service broker registry to establish a registered network resource;
- iv. an updating module adapted for updating a network client with the availability of the registered network resource;
- b. such that when the network client receives a third party request for the said network service, the network client requests allocation of the registered network resource;
- and sets up a bearer path between the third party and the network resource.
A network resource registration module including a service broker processor and a service broker registry, the service broker processor comprising:
- a receiver to receive a request to register in the service broker registry a network resource for providing a network service;
- an authentication module to authenticate the request and authorise registrations to establish an authenticated and authorised network resource;
- and a registration module to register the authenticated and authorised network resource in the service broker registry to establish a registered network resource.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.