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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2001
Applicants:
Ravi Chandra, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Enke Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Jenny Yuan, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Redback Networks Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method an apparatus for multiple contexts and layer 3 virtual private networks is described. A method comprises providing a layer 3 virtual private network (VPN) to a first customer; providing backbone access to a second customer; and maintaining on a single network element a first set of information for the first customer separately from a second set of information for the second customer.