Method and apparatus for providing a wide area network infrastructure

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for providing an infrastructure in a communication network, comprising:

• creating a first virtual private network in a public domain of the communication network;
• creating a second virtual private network in a private domain of the communication network, wherein the first and the second virtual private networks are controlled via two separate control planes;
• and
• advertising routes between two customer sites over the two separate control planes to the first and second virtual private networks.

A system for providing an infrastructure in a communication network, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium in communication with the processor, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method, comprising:
• creating a first virtual private network in a public domain of the communication network;
• and
• creating a second virtual private network in a private domain of the communication network, wherein the first and the second virtual private networks are controlled via two separate control planes;
• and
• advertising routes between two customer sites over the two separate control planes to the first and second virtual private networks.