Cloud Network Services Provider Having a Gateway For Subscriber Specified Connection to a Cloud Service Provider

• US 20180139075A1
• Filed: 02/22/2016
• Published: 05/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cloud Conductor LLC
• Original Assignee: Cloud Conductor LLC
• Inventors: DOHERTY, JAMIE
• Granted Patent: US 10,708,085 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4625 Single bridge functionality, e.g. connection of two networks over a single bridge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4641 Virtual LANs, VLANs, e.g. virtual private networks [VPN] LAN interconnection over a bridge based backbone H04L12/462; encapsulation techniques H04L12/4633; routing of packets H04L45/00; packet switches H04L49/00; virtual private networks for security H04L63/0272
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/4629 using multilayer switching, e.g. layer 3 switching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/50 Address allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal

Abstract

A system for connection of a subscriber to a cloud service provider through a Gateway, having a proprietary routing and switching system for abstraction, modification and reassembly of a subscriber communication message (also “Data Packet”), for transmission to a subscriber specified Cloud Service Provider. This process of abstraction, modification and reassembly of the communication message, effects subscriber specified changes of (a) the routing address of the subscriber Network Address and (b) subscriber VLAN assignment of the VLAN Layer, to translate or adapt said communication message to comport with a VLAN assignment to a subscriber specified Cloud Service Provider, preliminary to transmission to a specified Cloud Service Provider. This modification and reassembly of the communication message enables subscriber connection to a cloud service provider of his own choosing, and without regard to and independent of the infrastructure preferences of the subscriber specified communication services provider (ISP).

Claims

1. In a system for connecting a subscriber to a cloud service provider through a subscriber communication services having embedded network infrastructure preferences associated with specific communication services provider, wherein the improvement comprises:

A. A Gateway for connecting a subscriber communication input device, through a subscriber specified communication service, to an internet accessible cloud services provider, wherein said Gateway includes;

(i) processing means, within said Gateway, for registration of a cloud service subscriber and creation of a cloud service subscriber profile, wherein said profile includes said cloud service subscriber location and said cloud service subscriber specified preferences for a cloud service provider,

(iii) processing means, within said Gateway, for cloud service subscriber generation of a communication message (data packet) for transmission to a cloud services provider, said communication message (data packet) having (a) a subscriber specific Network Address layer comprising Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols, and (b) a VLAN layer; and

(iv) processing means, within said Gateway, for manipulating Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols associated with said Network Address, by abstraction, modification and reassembly of said subscriber communication message, and reassembly of said Layer 2 and said Layer 3 protocols of said communication message, to effect adaptation of the routing address of said subscriber Network Address and subscriber VLAN assignment of the VLAN Layer, to comport with said communication message and with a VLAN assignment of said subscriber specified Cloud Service Provider, preliminary to transmission to said subscriber specified Cloud Service Provider, and

B. A subscriber communication input device for generation of a subscriber communication message, through said Gateway, for connection to subscriber specified cloud service provider, in accordance with said subscriber