Methods and systems for partners in virtual networks

A system for enabling a network between a first processor and a second processor each identifiable by a name, the system comprising:

• means for providing a set of names that includes the name of the second processor;
• means for receiving information indicating on behalf of the first processor a first selection including one or more of the names in the set of names that includes the name of the second processor;
• means for providing a set of names that includes the name of the first processor;
• means for receiving information indicating on behalf of the second processor a second selection including one or more of the names in the set of names that includes the name of the first processor;
• means for determining a first virtual address for the first processor and a second virtual address for the second processor such that the first and second virtual addresses uniquely identify the first and second processors, respectively;
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• means for providing to the first processor the second virtual address and to the second processor the first virtual address to enable one or more tunnels between the first and the second processors when the at least one additional processor determines that the first selection on behalf of the first processor includes the name of the second processor and the second selection on behalf of the second processor includes the name of the first processor.

A method for enabling a network between a first processor and a second processor using at least one additional processor separate from the first processor and the second processor, wherein the first processor and the second processor are each identifiable by a name, the method comprising:

• receiving, at the at least one additional processor, information indicating a consent on behalf of the first processor and second processor to enabling a tunnel between the first and the second processor;
• determining a first virtual address for the first processor and a second virtual address for the second processor such that the first and second virtual addresses uniquely identify the first and second processors, respectively;
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• providing, by the at least one additional processor, to the first processor the second virtual address and to the second processor the first virtual address to enable one or more tunnels between the first and the second processors when the at least one additional processor determines that the first selection on behalf of the first processor includes the name of the second processor and the second selection on behalf of the second processor includes the name of the first processor.