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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2010
Michael Hinz, Houston, TX (US);
William Hinz, Katy, TX (US);
Douglas Stevenson, Rosehearty, GB;
Timothy Everitt, Aberdeen, GB;
Michael Hinz, Houston, TX (US);
William Hinz, Katy, TX (US);
Douglas Stevenson, Rosehearty, GB;
Timothy Everitt, Aberdeen, GB;
YR20, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An International Standards Organization ('OSI') Layer-2 ('Ethernet') Pseudo-wire (“OSI Layer-1 type service”) appliance, method, system and hub service is disclosed. The method and system facilitate the rapid deployment of Layer-2 Pseudo-wires over unknown and untrusted Internet Protocol (“IP”) networks. The method and system facilitate the fluid edge of corporate networks and any situation where the Layer-3 network addresses cannot be changed.