Optimized dynamic multipoint virtual private network over IPv6 network
US7869446B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 6, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/251
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and apparatus including registering a first spoke router with a hub router, forwarding an Internet Protocol version Four (IPv4) data packet from the first spoke router to a second spoke router over an Internet Protocol version Six (IPv6) multipoint tunnel via the hub router, transmitting a binding information associated with the first spoke router from the hub router to the second spoke router, and establishing a direct communication path by the second spoke router with the first spoke router based on the received binding information are provided.
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