Method and apparatus for determining a network topology during network provisioning

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9032054
APP PUB NO 20120320795A1
SERIAL NO

13594393

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In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a provisioning instruction including a device identifier from an external management entity, receiving the device identifier from a network device, associating the provisioning instruction the network device, and sending a portion of the provisioning instruction to the network device. The device identifier being associated with a virtual resource. The associating is based on the device identifier of the virtual resource and a device identifier of a network device. The portion of the provisioning instruction is sent to the network device based on the associating.

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  • JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.

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Ayyangar, Arthi Sunnyvale, US 11 871
Shukla, Amit Sunnyvale, US 72 2793

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