Saudi Arabian Oil Company

Mudashiru Busari

Kashif Khawaja

Baraka H Mutairi

Salah M S Buraiky

Muhammad I Khayyal

A data packet from a sub-virtual routing and forwarding (sub-VRF) in a virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) is received. The VRF includes more than one sub-VRF. A value in a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) attribute attached to the data packet is determined. Based on the value in the BGP attribute, whether to route the data packet to a different sub-VRF in the VRF is determined.

Securing Layer-3 virtual private network

Systems and methods include a method for securing an Internet protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)-based voice over IP (VoIP) network with multiple virtual private networks (VPNs). A call sent by a first user endpoint (UE) to a second UE is received by a SBC. The SBC provides security for an IMS-based VoIP network and controls traffic between a first VPN connecting IMS core servers, a second VPN connecting IP phones, and a third VPN connecting non-IP-phone devices. The call originates from either of the second VPN connecting the IP phones or from the third VPN connecting the non-IP-phone devices. A signaling for the call is encrypted and routed by the SBC to the second UE. A media flow for the call is encrypted and routed by the SBC through the third VPN before routing the call to the second UE.

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Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Mudashiru Busari