Systems and methods for automatic network virtualization between heterogeneous networks

A system for establishing communications between devices on heterogeneous networks, the system comprising:

• a remote network comprising a local network device and a local gateway connected thereto, the local gateway comprising a local area network (LAN) interface and an outbound interface, each in network communication with a network address translation (NAT) module, wherein the NAT module comprises instructions tangibly stored on a nontransitory computer readable medium which when, upon transmission of a data packet from the local network device to the local area network interface, cause a connected microprocessor to translate the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the local area network interface to an IP address of the outbound interface, the IP address of the outbound interface including a first prefix is;
• a headend network comprising a headend gateway in network communication with a headend module comprising instructions tangibly stored on a nontransitory computer readable medium which when executed by a connected microprocessor cause the microprocessor to establish a communications path between the outbound interface and a headend gateway of the headend network over a bridged tunnel link, thereby establishing a communications path between the local area network device and a headend network device without using a virtual private network (VPN);
• wherein the headend network includes a second prefix that is distinct from the first prefix;
• and
• wherein no routers are present within the communications path between the local area network device and the headend network device.