Outside live migration

A computer-implemented method of directing network traffic, comprising:

• under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions,
• receiving network traffic to a service provider network, the network traffic being received to a global remappable address announced from at least one point of the service provider network, each point capable of being in a different network location and being mapped to a target destination of the service provider network;
• remapping the network traffic and delivering the network traffic to the target destination when a target network location of the target destination is the same as a receiving network location in which the network traffic is received;
• and
• when the destination network location is different from the receiving network location:
• remapping the network traffic to an intermediate address of the service provider network for the destination network location,
• sending the network traffic to the intermediate address in the destination network location;
• and
• remapping the network traffic and delivering the network traffic to the target destination when the network traffic is received at the destination network location.

A system for managing network traffic, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory device including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• receive network traffic to a service provider network, the network traffic being received to a global remappable address announced from at least one point of the service provider network, each point capable of being in a different network location and being mapped to a target destination of the service provider network;
• remap the network traffic and deliver the network traffic to the target destination when a target network location of the target destination is the same as a receiving network location in which the network traffic is received;
• and
• when the destination network location is different from the receiving network location:
• remap the network traffic to an intermediate address of the service provider network for the destination network location;
• and
• send the network traffic to the intermediate address in the destination network location, whereby the network traffic is able to be remapped and delivered to the target destination when the network traffic is received at the destination network location.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for managing network traffic, the instructions when executed by a processor causing the processor to:

• receive network traffic to a service provider network, the network traffic being received to a global remappable address announced from at least one point of the service provider network, each point capable of being in a different network location and being mapped to a target destination of the service provider network;
• remap the network traffic and deliver the network traffic to the target destination when a target network location of the target destination is the same as a receiving network location in which the network traffic is received;
• and
• when the destination network location is different from the receiving network location:
• remap the network traffic to an intermediate address of the service provider network for the destination network location;
• and
• send the network traffic to the intermediate address in the destination network location, whereby the network traffic is able to be remapped and delivered to the target destination when the network traffic is received at the destination network location.