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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022

Filed:

May. 07, 2020
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Pete Joseph Caputo, II, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);

Austin David Ritchie, Denver, CO (US);

Alan Wade Prehmus, Littleton, CO (US);

Travis Duane Ewert, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);

Harold Wayne Teets, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 12/911 (2013.01); H04L 12/14 (2006.01); H04W 4/60 (2018.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.01); H04L 41/5054 (2022.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01); H04L 67/51 (2022.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.01); H04L 41/0896 (2022.01); H04L 41/12 (2022.01); H04L 47/72 (2022.01); H04L 41/0806 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/5054 (2013.01); H04L 12/1421 (2013.01); H04L 41/0806 (2013.01); H04L 41/0896 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 47/72 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04L 67/51 (2022.05); H04L 67/52 (2022.05); H04W 4/50 (2018.02); H04W 4/60 (2018.02);
Abstract

Embodiments are disclosed that provision a cloud-based service together with a dedicated network connection to provision a cloud-based service element. In response to the request both the cloud-based service element and a dedicated network connection are provisioned. Provisioning the cloud-based service element together with the dedicated network connection enables the cloud-based service element to utilize the dedicated network connection.


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