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US 7,313,102 B2Granted
System and method for subnet configuration and selection
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsBryan Craig Stephenson, Jennifer Jie Fu, Julie Kosakowski, Samuel L. Scarpello, Jr., Andrea Eakin, Jon Russell Sawyer, Rheid Schloss, Ron MacDonald
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Abstract
One embodiment disclosed relates to a method for provisioning subnets. The subnets are grouped into subnet groups based on logical properties of the subnets. Each network consumer is assigned those subnet groups that are accessible to that network consumer. The network consumer is then provided with an interface for constrained selection of a particular subnet.
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A method for provisioning subnets, the method comprising:
- grouping the subnets into subnet groups based on logical properties of the subnets;
- assigning to each network consumer those subnet groups that are accessible to that network consumer;
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- providing for constrained selection of a particular subnet by a network consumer accomplished by way of a graphical user interface with selectable fields, wherein the constrained selection includes (i) selecting a public or private type address space, (ii) if applicable, selecting a gateway device from amongst those gateway devices that are accessible to the network consumer, and (iii) selecting a subnet group from those subnet groups that are accessible to the network consumer, and (iv) selecting a subnet mask that represents a size of the particular subnet.
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A system for provisioning subnets, the system comprising:
- a subnet provisioner for grouping the subnets into subnet groups based on logical properties of the subnets and for assigning a set of accessible subnet groups to a network consumer;
- a user interface coupled to the subnet provisioner for selection by the network consumer of a particular subnet from those subnets in the set of accessible subnet groups;
- a subnet group table in a database configured to be accessed by the subnet provisioner, wherein the subnet provisioner retrieves data from and updates the subnet group table;
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- portal software coupled to the subnet provisioner for use by the network consumer in provisioning a subnet without requiring actions or consultations from a network manager.
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