CPC H04L 63/10 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); H04L 41/22 (2013.01); H04L 63/08 (2013.01); H04L 67/146 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
obtaining, by a computing system operated by a data center provider for a data center, from a first customer of the data center provider, order information comprising a set of parameters defining an interconnection within the data center between a first customer network of the first customer and a second customer network of a second customer of the data center provider, wherein the first customer network and the second customer network are co-located in the data center;
validating, by a validation system, the set of parameters against an asset database that indicates availability of components referenced in the set of parameters;
sending, by the computing system to the second customer in response to validating that the components referenced in the set of parameters are available, a communication comprising a unique identifier that maps to the set of parameters;
outputting, by the computing system, an indication of authorization for the interconnection based upon an authorization directive from the second customer, the authorization directive comprising the unique identifier; and
creating, by the data center provider in response to the indication of authorization, the interconnection according to the set of parameters.
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