Methods, systems, and/or devices for providing network access
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1. A method for providing network access, the method comprising:
- receiving a connection request to communicatively couple a first device that communicates using an ethernet network protocol and a second device that communicates using a wide area network protocol;
assigning an address to an ethernet interface associated with an ethernet channel service unit and the first device, wherein the assigning of the address is based at least in part upon a wide area network internet protocol address of an edge device of a wide area network associated with the second device;
converting a plurality of packets between the ethernet network protocol and the wide area network protocol without examining data payloads of the plurality of packets, wherein the plurality of packets are intended for the second device;
adjusting packet encapsulation, by utilizing instructions stored in memory and executed by a processor, for each of the plurality of packets without examining the data payloads of the plurality of packets;
transmitting the plurality of packets converted between the ethernet protocol and the wide area network protocol to the second device; and
establishing a point-to-point connection between the first device and the second device.
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Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a method that can comprise, via an Ethernet Channel Service Unit (ECSU), providing a packet conversion between a Serial Wide Area Network (WAN) protocol and an Ethernet network protocol. The ECSU can be adapted to provide access to a network service between a first device adapted to communicate using an Ethernet protocol via the Ethernet network and a second device adapted to communicate using a serial protocol via the Serial WAN.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for providing network access, the method comprising:
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receiving a connection request to communicatively couple a first device that communicates using an ethernet network protocol and a second device that communicates using a wide area network protocol; assigning an address to an ethernet interface associated with an ethernet channel service unit and the first device, wherein the assigning of the address is based at least in part upon a wide area network internet protocol address of an edge device of a wide area network associated with the second device; converting a plurality of packets between the ethernet network protocol and the wide area network protocol without examining data payloads of the plurality of packets, wherein the plurality of packets are intended for the second device; adjusting packet encapsulation, by utilizing instructions stored in memory and executed by a processor, for each of the plurality of packets without examining the data payloads of the plurality of packets; transmitting the plurality of packets converted between the ethernet protocol and the wide area network protocol to the second device; and establishing a point-to-point connection between the first device and the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for providing network access, the system comprising:
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a memory that stores instructions; an ethernet channel service unit including a processor that executes the instructions to perform operations comprising; receiving a connection request to communicatively couple a first device that communicates using an ethernet network protocol and a second device that communicates using a wide area network protocol; assigning an address to an ethernet interface associated with the ethernet channel service unit and the first device, wherein the assigning of the address is based at least in part upon a wide area network internet protocol address of an edge device of a wide area network associated with the second device; converting a plurality of packets between the ethernet network protocol and the wide area network protocol without examining data payloads of the plurality of packets, wherein the plurality of packets are intended for the second device; transmitting the plurality of packets converted between the ethernet network protocol and the wide area network protocol to the second device; and establishing point-to-point access to a service between the first device and the second device without examination of the data payloads of the plurality of packets. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable device comprising computer instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a connection request to communicatively couple a first device that communicates using an ethernet network protocol and a second device that communicates using a wide area network protocol; assigning an address to an ethernet interface associated with the ethernet channel service unit and the first device, wherein the assigning of the address is based at least in part upon a wide area network internet protocol address of an edge device of a wide area network associated with the second device; converting a plurality of packets between an ethernet network protocol and a wide area network protocol without examining data payloads of the plurality of packets, wherein the plurality of packets are received from the first device; transmitting the plurality of packets converted between the ethernet network protocol and the wide area network protocol to the second device; and establishing point-to-point access to a network service between the first device and the second device without examination of the data payloads of the plurality of packets.
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