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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Gibson Soon Teck Ang, Westford, MA (US);
Arun C. Alex, Nashua, NH (US);
Kevin D. Shatzkamer, Hingham, MA (US);
Bipin Mistry, San Jose, CA (US);
Ramanathan T. Jagadeesan, San Jose, CA (US);
Jonathan A. Morgan, San Jose, CA (US);
Rajesh P. Velandy, Nashua, NH (US);
Sanil Kumar Puthiyandyil, Nashua, NH (US);
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is provided in one example and includes receiving a request for a service from a requestor, an determining at least a first network element and at least a second network element required to satisfy the request from among a plurality of network elements. The method further includes triggering a coordinating of a work flow between the first network element and the second network element responsive to the request. The method still further includes translating communication messages exchanged between the first network element and the second network element from a first communication protocol format and a second communication protocol format.