Managed private network system
First Claim
1. An communications system for providing communications between enterprises and subscribers, each subscriber being assigned to an enterprise, comprising:
- an aggregation component connected to a subscriber virtual connection for each subscriber and connected to an enterprise/system virtual connection for each enterprise, the aggregation component for mapping the subscriber virtual connection of each subscriber to an enterprise/system virtual connection of the enterprise to which the subscriber is assigned;
a switching component connected to the enterprise/system virtual connection of each enterprise, connected to a first and a second LAN virtual connection of each enterprise, and connected to an enterprise virtual connection for each enterprise, the switching component for binding the enterprise/system virtual connection of each enterprise to the first LAN virtual connection of the enterprise and for binding the enterprise connection for each enterprise to the second LAN virtual connection of the enterprise; and
an intermediary component connected to each first and the second LAN virtual connections of each enterprise, the intermediary component for receiving data from the first and second LAN virtual connections of each enterprise and processing the received data.
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Abstract
A managed private network (“MPN”) system for interconnecting enterprise entities to subscriber entities. The MPN system uses the ATM protocol and segregates data for an enterprise on to virtual connections dedicated to the enterprise. Each enterprise may have a single connection to the MPN system. The MPN system may forward data to various service providers through which subscriber entities may be connected to the MPN system. Thus, the enterprise entities need not have a separate physical connection to each service provider. Also, the MPN system can offer services (e.g., archival storage) to the enterprise entities. The MPN system ensures that data for one enterprise will not be intermingled with the data of another enterprise.
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25 Claims
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1. An communications system for providing communications between enterprises and subscribers, each subscriber being assigned to an enterprise, comprising:
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an aggregation component connected to a subscriber virtual connection for each subscriber and connected to an enterprise/system virtual connection for each enterprise, the aggregation component for mapping the subscriber virtual connection of each subscriber to an enterprise/system virtual connection of the enterprise to which the subscriber is assigned;
a switching component connected to the enterprise/system virtual connection of each enterprise, connected to a first and a second LAN virtual connection of each enterprise, and connected to an enterprise virtual connection for each enterprise, the switching component for binding the enterprise/system virtual connection of each enterprise to the first LAN virtual connection of the enterprise and for binding the enterprise connection for each enterprise to the second LAN virtual connection of the enterprise; and
an intermediary component connected to each first and the second LAN virtual connections of each enterprise, the intermediary component for receiving data from the first and second LAN virtual connections of each enterprise and processing the received data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing communications services between entities, the method comprising:
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establishing a physical connection with an enterprise entity and a connection with plurality of subscriber entities;
receiving data from the enterprise entity and forwarding the received data to an intermediary component via an internal virtual connection dedicated to the enterprise entity;
receiving data from the subscriber entities and forwarding the received data to the intermediary component via the internal virtual connection dedicated to the enterprise entity;
under control of the intermediary component, when in a pass through mode, forwarding data received from the enterprise entity to an intended subscriber via an internal virtual connection dedicated to the enterprise entity; and
forwarding data received from a subscriber entity to the enterprise entity via an internal virtual connection dedicated to the enterprise entity; and
when not in pass through mode, forwarding data received from the enterprise entity to a virtual LAN dedicated to the enterprise entity. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of doing business comprising:
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establishing a connection between a network and enterprise entities;
establishing a connection between the network and subscriber entities, wherein each subscriber entity is assigned to an enterprise entity;
transmitting data between the enterprise entities and their subscriber entities; and
providing a service to an enterprise entity whereby the service uses data transmitted to the network from the enterprise entity via the established connection. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method in a communications system for transmitting data from subscribers to enterprises, the method comprising:
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receiving data of subscribers through multiple service providers using different sub-network layers; and
for each enterprise, transmitting the received data of the subscribers assigned to that enterprise into a network layer for the enterprise whereby the data for each enterprise is transmitted via a separate network layer. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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