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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2014
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Darrel Lewis, San Mateo, CA (US);
Gregg Schudel, Coronado, CA (US);
John Mullooly, Colts Neck, NJ (US);
Isidoros Kouvelas, Halandri, GR;
Jesper Skriver, Latsia, CY;
Christian Cassar, Hampton, GB;
Dino Farinacci, San Jose, CA (US);
Fabio Maino, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a first network device in a first virtual private network, a packet destined for a second network device in communication with a second virtual private network, and transmitting the packet over the second network, wherein the packet is encapsulated for transmittal on a tunnel extending from the first network device to the second network device. The first network device is in communication with a system operable to map and encapsulate the packet and provide an overlay that traverses over the second virtual private network. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.