Peer-to-peer network over a virtual private network
AssigneeAvaya Inc.
InventorsJoseph Curcio, Mahalingam Mani
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Abstract
The present invention provides a new network topology. More specifically, a peer-to-peer network is defined on a virtual private network. The peer-to-peer network comprises a set of specified users within a virtual private network that are allowed to communicate according to predetermined rules enforced by the peer-to-peer network itself. This affords secure communication between the specified users of the peer-to-peer network independent of the virtual private network.
Claims25
A method, comprising:
- providing a Virtual Private Network (VPN) overlay network for a first set of communication devices;
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- defining a first and second peer-to-peer network over the VPN, the first peer-to-peer network being defined for a second set of communication devices over the VPN overlay network and the second peer-to-peer network being defined for at least one of a third set of communication devices and third set of users over the VPN overlay network, wherein the at least one of a second set of communication devices and second set of users are in at least one of a first set of communication devices and first set of users, wherein the at least one of a third set of communication devices and third set of users are in the at least one of a first set of communication devices and first set of users.
In an overlay network established on top of a public communication network, the overlay network having a first set of users capable of communicating with one another, an apparatus, comprising:
- a management console adapted to define a plurality of peer-to-peer networks over the overlay network, wherein each peer-to-peer network in the plurality of peer-to-peer networks defined over the overlay network comprise different user groups and different communication policies associated therewith, and wherein users in each peer-to-peer network defined over the overlay network are also in the first set of users.
A communication device, comprising:
- a management console adapted to define a plurality of peer-to-peer networks of users over an overlay network and a set of policies for controlling communication capabilities between the users in each peer-to-peer network, wherein each peer-to-peer network in the plurality of peer-to-peer networks defined over the overlay network comprise different user groups and different communication policies associated therewith.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions that cause a computing system to execute a method, the instructions comprising:
- instructions configured to provide a Virtual Private Network (VPN) overlay network for a first set of communication devices and first set of users;
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- instructions configured to define a first and second peer-to-peer network over the VPN, the first peer-to-peer network being defined for a second set of communication devices over the VPN overlay network and the second peer-to-peer network being defined for at least one of a third set of communication devices and third set of users over the VPN overlay network, wherein at least one of a second set of communication devices and second set of users are in at least one of a first set of communication devices and first set of users, wherein the at least one of a third set of communication devices and third set of users are in the at least one of a first set of communication devices and first set of users.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.