Automated network deployment of cloud services into a network by matching security requirements

摘要

Disclosed is a method of automated network deployment of cloud services CS into a network 10. The method starts by receiving a cloud service with a specific resource protection template RPT, specifying an isolation policy for isolating zones in the network. Next the customer protection parameters CPP specifying customer needs regarding protection in the network or received. The next step, is providing security requirements SR matching the received resource protection templates and the received customer protection parameters. Then the cloud service is automatically deployed into the network by using the provided security requirements. The isolation policy may specify a set of zones using IP addresses allocated to resources. The automatically deploying the cloud service may include instancing a virtualised routing application configured using the provided security requirements.