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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2023
Applicant:
Level 3 Communications, Llc, Broomfield, CO (US);
Inventors:
Peter Brecl, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
David Sanford, Clayton, NC (US);
Assignee:
Level 3 Communications, LLC, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 61/4511 (2022.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0236 (2013.01); H04L 61/4511 (2022.05); H04L 63/101 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application describes systems and methods for automatically provisioning a domain name system (DNS) firewall service for an Internet circuit. In examples, customer premises equipment and a DNS firewall system are automatically configured to work with the Internet circuit without requiring technical knowledge or intervention by a customer.