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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2014
Benu Networks, Inc, Billerica, MA (US);
Rajat Ghai, Sandwich, MA (US);
BENU Networks, Inc., Billerica, MA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for automatically configuring and transforming a universal device into a feature specific device to provide desired network hardware functionality for a plurality of different conventionally single purpose devices. The universal device receives data configured for handling by a network hardware device capable of providing desired network hardware functionality. Based on the data received, the universal device identifies the desired network hardware functionality from network hardware functionalities. The universal device selects one or more virtual ports capable of providing the desired network hardware functionality. The universal device automatically configures and transforms itself into a feature specific device to provide the desired network hardware functionality by implementing the selected one or more virtual ports to handle the data received.