Broadband access for virtual private networks
US8942240B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Communications between a source and a destination include receiving, at an egress edge device from an ingress edge device, an upper layer packet including a virtual private network identification identifying a destination. The upper layer packet is authenticated at the egress edge device using the virtual private network identification by comparing the virtual private network identification against an expectation for the upper layer packet. Upon authentication, the upper layer packet is decapsulated into a lower layer packet for the destination.
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