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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2009
Dan Decasper, San Mateo, CA (US);
Zubin Dittia, San Mateo, CA (US);
Prashanth Mundkur, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Rajib Ghosh, Redwood City, CA (US);
Dan Decasper, San Mateo, CA (US);
Zubin Dittia, San Mateo, CA (US);
Prashanth Mundkur, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Rajib Ghosh, Redwood City, CA (US);
Citrix Systems, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing an overlay network infrastructure. In one embodiment, the method comprises a plurality of transparent access points (TAPs). Each TAP is communicably coupled between one or more clients and servers and a wide area network (WAN) to enable the one or more clients to communicate with the one or more servers, and is coupled to other of the TAPs via permanently, established secure links. The overlay network also comprises a controller coupled to each of the TAPs via a secure connection to configure the TAPs with information to enable each TAP to know what services are available and from which of the TAPs each of the services can be accessed.