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VPN processing via service insertion architecture

US8429400B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15References

20Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Mohamed Khalid · Cary, US
Warren Scott Wainner · Sterling, US
Aamer Akhter · Cary, US
Paul Quinn · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 21, 2007
Grant date	Apr 23, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 11, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/065
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method can include: (i) sending a request to join a group to a service broker; (ii) receiving from the service broker a list of key servers servicing the group; and (iii) sending registration information to a selected one of the key servers in the list.

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