发明名称 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVISIONING A VIRTUAL MACHINE (VIRTUAL MACHINE) FROM A NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDER |
摘要 |
A method and apparatus facilitates an enterprise to lease virtual appliances from network services provider. The method operates by deploying a converged networking and computing device at a service location, downloading a virtual machine to the converged networking and computing device, activating the virtual machine by a service in the wide area network, and connecting the virtual machine to a provisioned network path over the wide area network. Different virtual machines can be deployed to different locations. The same virtual machine can be deployed to different locations. Moreover, more than one virtual machine may be deployed to more than one service location. |
申请公布号 |
EP3058471(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.08.24 |
申请号 |
EP20140853236 |
申请日期 |
2014.10.17 |
申请人 |
CIENA CORPORATION |
发明人 |
ADOLPH, STEPHEN KIERAN;GAZIER, MICHAEL ALAIN;DUNCAN, IAN HAMISH;FRODSHAM, JAMES ANDREW;FLUET, DENIS |
分类号 |
G06F15/16 |
主分类号 |
G06F15/16 |
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