The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
May. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Linda Dunbar, Plano, TX (US);
Andrew Malis, Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/723 (2013.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 12/733 (2013.01); H04L 12/911 (2013.01); H04L 12/715 (2013.01); H04L 12/851 (2013.01); H04L 12/717 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/721 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/4679 (2013.01); H04L 12/4633 (2013.01); H04L 45/04 (2013.01); H04L 45/122 (2013.01); H04L 45/38 (2013.01); H04L 45/42 (2013.01); H04L 45/50 (2013.01); H04L 45/64 (2013.01); H04L 47/2425 (2013.01); H04L 47/825 (2013.01); H04L 63/0272 (2013.01);
Abstract
A network device employs a transmitter configured to transmit a registration request to a software defined network (SDN) controller. The network device employs a receiver to receive a reply from the SDN controller. The reply indicates a plurality of provider edge (PE) devices coupled to a carrier network. The network device employs a processor to cause the transmitter and receiver to establish a plurality of asymmetric connections to a virtual private network (VPN) operating over a wide area network (WAN) via the PE devices.