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Connecting a cloud network to the internet

US10177957B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 13, 2013
Grant dateJan 8, 2019
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Expiry dateMar 13, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/18
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Briefly, in accordance with an embodiment, a method of managing, without human intervention, at least one private network is disclosed. For example, managing the at least one private network includes connecting the at least one private network to the Internet. Furthermore, the at least one private network communicates selected signal packets from at least one network device in one of at least two separate logical broadcast domains transmitted to at least one network device in another of at least two separate logical broadcast domains as if the logical broadcast domains are not separate. The selected signal packets are transmitted between the network devices of the at least two separate logical broadcast domains via a tunnel server.

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