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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Viptela Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lars Olof Stefan Olofsson, Dubai, AE;
Atif Khan, San Jose, CA (US);
Syed Khalid Raza, Fremont, CA (US);
Himanshu H. Shah, Milpitas, CA (US);
Amir Khan, San Jose, CA (US);
Nehal Bhau, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 12/741 (2013.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0272 (2013.01); H04L 9/0819 (2013.01); H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 45/745 (2013.01); H04L 67/327 (2013.01); H04L 2209/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a network is provided. The method comprises segmenting the network into a plurality of virtual private networks, wherein each virtual private network runs on an underlying physical network; and wherein each virtual private network represents a particular context; and configuring at least some nodes within the network to send and receive traffic based on context.