Virtual domains within a shared device
US11552930B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/586
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In general, this disclosure describes techniques for using virtual domains. In one example, a method comprises receiving, by a computing device, configuration data defining: an external virtual domain for a network function, the external virtual domain connected to a public network and managed by a provider for the computing device; a virtual domain for the network function, the virtual domain separate from the external virtual domain, configured with a secure tunnel interface, connected to a customer network, and managed by a customer of the provider for the computing device; forwarding, by the external virtual domain implementing a route-based virtual private network, encrypted network traffic, received from the public network via a secure tunnel, to the secure tunnel interface configured in the virtual domain; decrypting, by the virtual domain, the encrypted network traffic to generate network traffic; and forwarding, by the virtual domain, the network traffic to the customer network.
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