Intelligent, cloud-based global virtual private network systems and methods
US9350710B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method includes connecting to a client at a Virtual Private Network (VPN) device in a cloud system; forwarding requests from the client for the Internet or public clouds accordingly; and, for requests for an enterprise associated with the client, contacting a topology controller to fetch a topology of the enterprise, causing a tunnel to be established from the enterprise to the VPN device, and forwarding the requests for the enterprise through the tunnel. A cloud system and VPN system are also described. Advantageously, connections between the cloud and on-premises proxy are dynamic, on-demand and orchestrated by the cloud. Security is provided at the edge—there is no need to punch any holes in the existing on-premises firewalls.
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