Multi-tenant environment with overlapping address space
US11005810B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/5061
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method includes: receiving communications from first and second tenants of a multi-tenant computing environment over first and second dedicated networks, respectively, the communications being transmitted to a first globally unique IP address in first and second dedicated environments, respectively; NATing the first globally unique IP address, to which the communication from the first tenant was transmitted, to a first non-globally unique IP address that is locally unique in the service provider environment; NATing the first globally unique IP address, to which the communication from the second tenant was transmitted, to a second non-globally unique IP address that is locally unique in the service provider environment; providing the communication from the first tenant and the communication from the second tenant access to a shared resource in the service provider environment using the first and second non-globally unique IP addresses, respectively.
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