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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2006
Applicants:
James N. Guichard, Groton, MA (US);
Robert Hanzl, Hostivice, CZ;
Mohammed Sayeed, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Sumit Mukhopadhyay, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Inventors:
James N. Guichard, Groton, MA (US);
Robert Hanzl, Hostivice, CZ;
Mohammed Sayeed, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Sumit Mukhopadhyay, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product each provides interconnectivity between autonomous systems. A control plane and a data plane are included in a network device. A single interface is included in the control plane for all customers. An interface is included in the data plane for each respective one of the customers.