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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2016
Ariel Aguila, Sterling, VA (US);
Brian D. Saunders, Lenexa, KS (US);
Ariel Aguila, Sterling, VA (US);
Brian D. Saunders, Lenexa, KS (US);
Nokia of America Corporation, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally discloses an automated service delivery capability for use in automating service delivery in a communication system. The automated service delivery capability may be configured to support, in a communication system in which communication between routers at sites of a first entity (e.g., communication service provider) is supported using a layer-2 circuit provided by a communication network of a second entity (e.g., communication network provider), automated discovery of the layer-2 circuit identifier of the layer-2 circuit by the first entity even though the layer-2 circuit is provided by the second entity and the first entity has limited or no visibility into the communication network of the second entity. The automated discovery of the layer-2 circuit identifier of the layer-2 circuit by the first entity enables the first entity to support automated service delivery using communication between the sites of the first entity based on the layer-2 circuit provided by the second entity.