NETWORK SERVICE AWARE ROUTERS, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF

摘要

In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method provides a service on a network. The method includes the following steps: (a) requesting, on a router, executable instructions from a remote server, the executable instructions specifying how the router is to operate to provide a service requested for a user of the network; (b) receiving the instructions; (c) initializing, on the router, a thread to execute the received instructions; (d) determining that a configuration of the router has changed; and (e) when the configuration of the router is determined to have changed, executing, on the initialized thread, the instructions to apply the service in accordance with the change in the router's configuration.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for providing a service on a network, comprising:
(a) requesting, on a first router, executable instructions from a remote server, the executable instructions specifying how the first router is to operate to provide a service requested for a user of the network; (b) receiving the instructions; (c) initializing, on the first router, a first thread to execute the received instructions; (d) determining that a configuration of the first router has changed; and (e) when the configuration of the first router is determined to have changed, executing, on the initialized thread, the instructions to apply the service in accordance with the change in the first router's configuration.