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Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 21, 2017
Applicant:

Level 3 Communications, Llc, Broomfield, CO (US);

Inventors:

Salvador Paredes, Broomfield, CO (US);

Nasser Nabih El-Aawar, Denver, CO (US);

Gary Randall Ratterree, Louisville, CO (US);

Todd James Williamson, Denver, CO (US);

Ted Wagner, Broomfield, CO (US);

Assignee:

Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 63/0272 (2013.01); H04L 61/2514 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method of providing virtualized connectivity in a cloud services environment. A service provider network defines at least a first virtual private network and a second virtual private network for a respective first customer network and a second customer network. The service provider network includes at least one physical connection with a cloud services provider network where the at least one physical connection includes a first private virtual connection between the first virtual private network and the cloud services provider and a second private virtual connection between the second virtual private network and the cloud services provider.


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