Virtual network function enabled secure communication systems and methods
AssigneeAvast Software s.r.o.
InventorsBin Hu, Rajarshi Gupta
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Abstract
A method for enabling secure communication. The method includes providing a first virtual network function (“VNF”) at a first network location and providing a second VNF at a second network location. A first Layer 3 virtual private network (“L3 VPN”) tunnel is constructed by the first VNF and the second VNF between the first network location and the second network location, and a first local area network (“LAN”) at the first network location and a second LAN at the second network location are connected by the first L3 VPN tunnel. Further provided is a method for establishing a secure communication environment.
Claims23
A method for enabling secure communication comprising:
- providing a first virtual network function (“VNF”) at a first network location;
- providing a second VNF at a second network location;
- constructing a first Layer 3 virtual private network (“L3 VPN”) tunnel by the first VNF and the second VNF between the first network location and the second network location;
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- connecting a first local area network (“LAN”) at the first network location and a second LAN at the second network location by the first L3 VPN tunnel.
A method for establishing a secure communication environment comprising:
- instantiating a first network service to initiate a first virtual network function (“VNF”) at a first network location;
- establishing Layer 3 virtual private network (“L3 VPN”) routes by the first VNF between the first VNF and a first provider edge device for distribution by a provider via a border gateway protocol (“BGP”);
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- establishing an L3 VPN tunnel by the first VNF between the first VNF and a first routing device at the first network location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.