System and method of communicating non-standardized addresses over a standardized carrier network

A computer implemented method of communicating between first and second computer systems, comprising the steps of:

• generating a data packet from the first computer system to be sent to the second computer system, where the data packet includes a first source and destination addresses compatible with the second computer system;
• performing a rule check on the data packet using a rule check engine to determine that the data packet has been received from a local router engine, and to encapsulate the data packet in an encapsulated data packet having second source and destination addresses compatible with the carrier network and forward the encapsulated data packet through a tunnel of the carrier network if the second source address is equal to an entry endpoint of the tunnel;
• performing a rule check on an encapsulated data packet, and if the encapsulated data packet has been received from the carrier network to remove the encapsulation;
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• forwarding the unencapsulated data packet to the first computer system.

A communication system including a carrier network link between first and second computer systems, comprising:

• a first local router engine coupled for receiving a data packet from the first computer system, where the data packet includes a first destination address compatible with the second computer system, and where the first local router engine determines if the data packet destined for the second computer system is to be routed through the carrier network link, and the first local router for receiving an unencapsulated data packet from the second computer system;
• a first rule check engine coupled for receiving the data packet from the first local router engine, where the first rule check engine determines that the data packet has been received from the first local router engine, and in response, encapsulates the data packet with a second destination address compatible with the carrier network link if the data packet is to be routed through the carrier network link, and the first rule check engine for removing the encapsulation from an encapsulated data packet received from the second computer system via the carrier network and for removing the encapsulation to produce the unencapsulated data packet;
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• a first remote router engine coupled for receiving the encapsulated data packet and forwarding the encapsulated data packet to the carrier network link according to the second destination address.