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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2005
James N. Guichard, Groton, MA (US);
W. Scott Wainner, Potomac Falls, VA (US);
John J. Mullooly, Colts Neck, NJ (US);
Brian E. Weis, San Jose, CA (US);
James N. Guichard, Groton, MA (US);
W. Scott Wainner, Potomac Falls, VA (US);
John J. Mullooly, Colts Neck, NJ (US);
Brian E. Weis, San Jose, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product for providing secure multipoint Internet Protocol Virtual Private Networks (IPVPNs) is presented. A packet lookup is performed in order to determine a next hop. A VPN label is pushed on the packet, as is an IP tunnel header. Group encryption through the use of DGVPN is further utilized. In such a manner secure connectivity and network partitioning are provided in a single solution.