US 2019/0158379 A1 · INTER-PROVIDER NETWORK ARCHITECTURE

Abstract

An inter-provider network architecture system is disclosed. In particular, the system may enable a service provider network and a partner network to take advantage of each other's network cores, such that the resources of the service provider network and the partner network may be more effectively utilized to service customers of both networks. By doing so, not only can the service provider network and the partner network take advantage of each other's network resources, but they can also give each other's customers broader network reach into regions that are not typically serviced by their own networks. The service provider network may effectively accomplish this by providing a limited view of the service provider network to the partner network, or vice versa, so that traffic and data can flow between the networks without each network having to be fully aware of each other's entire network topologies.

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A system, comprising:

a service provider exchange point in a service provider network, the service provider exchange point having a processor, and a memory that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
providing an advertisement of a network prefix for a device with a label to a partner provider exchange point in a partner network,
wherein the label is transmitted to the partner provider exchange point responsive to an access control list indicating that the label is agreed to by the service provider network and the partner network;
and
receiving traffic intended for the device based on the service provider exchange point being in a shortest path from a partner provider edge router in the partner network.

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Inter-provider network architecture

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Abstract

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