System and method for implementing extension of customer LAN at provider network service point

A system, comprising:

• a gateway device located at a customer premises of a plurality of customer premises, the gateway device comprising:
• at least one first processor;
• and
• a first non-transitory computer readable medium communicatively coupled to the at least one first processor, the first non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer software comprising a first set of instructions that, when executed by the at least one first processor, causes the gateway device to:
• establish a customer local area network (“LAN”) within the customer premises;
• and
• a network node located at a network service point that is external to a demarcation point at each of the plurality of customer premises, the network node comprising:
• at least one second processor;
• and
• a second non-transitory computer readable medium communicatively coupled to the at least one second processor, the second non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer software comprising a second set of instructions that, when executed by the at least one second processor, causes the network node to:
• establish, at the network service point, a connection between a service provider network and the customer LAN;
• extend the customer LAN, via the connection between the service provider network and the customer LAN, to span between the network service point and the customer premises by utilizing software-defined networks (“SDNs”);
• and
• map between the service provider network and the customer LAN via a programmable services backbone (“PSB”).

An apparatus located at a network service point that is external to a demarcation point at each of the plurality of customer premises, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer software comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the apparatus to:
• establish, at the network service point, a connection between a service provider network and a customer local area network (“LAN”), the customer LAN being established within a customer premises of the plurality of customer premises;
• extend the customer LAN, via the connection between the service provider network and the customer LAN, to span between the network service point and the customer premises by utilizing software-defined networks (“SDNs”);
• and
• map between the service provider network and the customer LAN via a programmable services backbone (“PSB”).