EDGE-GATEWAY MULTIPATH METHOD AND SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An edge-gateway multipath method comprising:
- providing an edge device in a local network communicatively coupled with a cloud-computing service in a cloud-computing network;
automatically detecting a set of wide area network (WAN) links connected directly to the edge device or via an intermediate router;
automatically measuring the bandwidth of the WAN links communicatively coupling the edge device with a central configuration point in the cloud-computing network;
downloading, from the central configuration point, an enterprise-specific configuration data into the edge device, wherein the enterprise-specific configuration data comprises a gateway information; and
communicatively coupling the edge device with a gateway in the cloud-computing network, wherein the communicatively coupling of the edge device with the gateway comprises a multipath (MP) protocol.
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Abstract
In one exemplary aspect, an edge-gateway multipath method includes the step of providing an edge device in a local network communicatively coupled with a cloud-computing service in a cloud-computing network. A set of wide area network (WAN) links connected to the edge device are automatically detected. The WAN links are automatically measured without the need for an external router. The edge device is communicatively coupled with a central configuration point in the cloud-computing network. The method further includes the step of downloading, from the central configuration point, an enterprise-specific configuration data into the edge device. The enterprise-specific configuration data includes the gateway information. The edge device is communicatively coupled with a gateway in the cloud-computing network. The communicatively coupling of the edge device with the gateway includes a multipath (MP) protocol.
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20 Claims
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1. An edge-gateway multipath method comprising:
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providing an edge device in a local network communicatively coupled with a cloud-computing service in a cloud-computing network; automatically detecting a set of wide area network (WAN) links connected directly to the edge device or via an intermediate router; automatically measuring the bandwidth of the WAN links communicatively coupling the edge device with a central configuration point in the cloud-computing network; downloading, from the central configuration point, an enterprise-specific configuration data into the edge device, wherein the enterprise-specific configuration data comprises a gateway information; and communicatively coupling the edge device with a gateway in the cloud-computing network, wherein the communicatively coupling of the edge device with the gateway comprises a multipath (MP) protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computerized system comprising:
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a processor configured to execute instructions; a memory containing instructions when executed on the processor, causes the processor to perform operations that; provide an edge device in a local network communicatively coupled with a cloud-computing service in a cloud-computing network; automatically detect a set of wide area network (WAN) links connected to the edge device; automatically measure the WAN links without using an external router; communicatively couple the edge device with a central configuration point in the cloud-computing network; download, from the central configuration point, an enterprise-specific configuration data into the edge device, wherein the enterprise-specific configuration data comprises a gateway information; and communicatively couple the edge device with a gateway in the cloud-computing network, wherein the communicatively coupling of the edge device with the gateway comprises a multipath (MP) protocol. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. An edge-gateway multipath network system comprising:
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an edge device in a local network communicatively coupled with a cloud-computing service in a cloud-computing network, wherein, upon installation, the edge device automatically detects a set of wide area network (WAN) links connected to the edge device, wherein the edge device automatically measures the WAN link attributes, wherein the edge device downloads, from an orchestrator, an enterprise-specific configuration data and a set of service chain rules, wherein the enterprise-specific configuration data comprises a gateway information, wherein the edge device is communicatively couple the orchestrator, and wherein the edge device communicatively couples with a gateway in the cloud-computing network based on the enterprise-specific configuration data and the set of service chain rules, and wherein the communicatively coupling of the edge device with the gateway comprises a multipath (MP) protocol; the orchestrator comprising an central configuration point in the cloud-computing network, wherein the orchestrator receives a heartbeat communication from the edge device and communicates the enterprise-specific configuration data and the set of service chain rules to the edge device as a response; a gateway comprising a network node equipped for interfacing with another computer network utilizing different communication protocols, wherein the gateway is implemented with the cloud-computing service. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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