US Patent 7751409 Logical service domains for enabling network mobility

A method, and corresponding system, for managing a service delivery network. The method includes steps to add a service to the network including receiving a request for a new service, such as a service provided by a service application. The request is processed to identify resources within the service delivery network for providing the new service including a host for running the service application. A container is provided on the host and is configured to encapsulate the service application. The method continues with establishing membership of the container in a virtual local access network, which includes configuring the container for data packet communications utilizing VLAN tagging.