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Broadband access for virtual private networks

US8243732B2 · kind B2 · utility

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85References

20Claims

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

Weijing Chen · Austin, US
Keith Joseph Allen · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 6, 2008
Grant date	Aug 14, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 29, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L69/22
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for communicating between a source and a destination includes encapsulating data received from the source in accordance with a service provider format into an upper layer packet. The method includes forwarding the upper layer packet across a service provider network. The upper layer packet is decapsulated into a lower level packet for the destination, based on at least one condition.

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