The disclosed method and system provides a new service provision interface
that allows operator use without requiring many of the specific technical
network details, such as VRF, RT, SOO, route redistribution, etc.
Further, the translation from a customer's requirements (including both
VPN topology membership requirement and L2, L3 requirement from customer)
into technical network configuration commands are handled using an
automated method that is transparent to the operator.In a particular
illustrative embodiment of this patent disclosure, a high level table
with reduced technical detail is generated by an operator and an
automated provisioning system, without operator visibility or required
operator interaction, creates intermediate data including network
specific technical information in an automated process to generate a
deployable network topology including VRF and RT assignments for use in
network provisioning.