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Overlay network infrastructure

  • US 7,613,131 B2
  • Filed: 11/10/2005
  • Issued: 11/03/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An overlay network comprising:

  • a plurality of transparent access points (TAPs), wherein each TAP is communicably coupled between one or more clients and servers and a wide area network (WAN) to enable the one or more clients to communicate with the one or more servers, and is coupled to other of the plurality of TAPs via permanently, established secure links;

    a controller coupled to each of the plurality of TAPs via a secure connection to configure the plurality of TAPs with information to enable said each TAP to know what services are available and from which of the plurality of TAPs each of the services can be accessed, wherein the controller provides each TAP with routing and forwarding tables to indicate where one or more services are available, to specify one or more TAPs to which a service will be forwarded, and to indicate how to reach TAPs wherein the service is available.

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