Layer-2 extension services
First Claim
1. A method for providing layer-2 extension services through a non-routed ground segment network, the method comprising:
- receiving traffic from a subscriber terminal at a satellite gateway communicatively coupled with a second core node of the non-routed ground segment network;
tagging, by the satellite gateway, the subscriber terminal traffic with a virtual tagging tuple associated with a service provider, the virtual tagging tuple designating the subscriber terminal traffic as service provider traffic;
forwarding the tagged subscriber terminal traffic to the second core node of the non-routed ground segment network; and
switching, utilizing the virtual tagging tuple, the tagged subscriber traffic to a service provider network via a first core node of the ground segment network.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for providing layer-2 extension services through a non-routed ground segment network, are described. The method includes providing a Layer-2 (L2) interface between a node of the non-routed ground segment network and a service provider, assigning a virtual tagging tuple to the service provider and receiving service provider traffic at a node of the non-routed ground segment network. The method further includes tagging the service provider traffic with the virtual tagging tuple, and switching the tagged service provider traffic through the non-routed ground segment network according to the virtual tagging tuple.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing layer-2 extension services through a non-routed ground segment network, the method comprising:
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receiving traffic from a subscriber terminal at a satellite gateway communicatively coupled with a second core node of the non-routed ground segment network; tagging, by the satellite gateway, the subscriber terminal traffic with a virtual tagging tuple associated with a service provider, the virtual tagging tuple designating the subscriber terminal traffic as service provider traffic; forwarding the tagged subscriber terminal traffic to the second core node of the non-routed ground segment network; and switching, utilizing the virtual tagging tuple, the tagged subscriber traffic to a service provider network via a first core node of the ground segment network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for providing Layer-2 extension services through a non-routed ground segment network of a satellite networking system, the system comprising:
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a first core node communicatively coupled with a service provider network associated with a service provider, the service provider being associated with a virtual tagging tuple; and a second core node in operative communication with a plurality of customers associated with the service provider via a satellite gateway, the second core node being geographically remote from the first core node and communicatively coupled with the first core node through the non-routed ground segment network, wherein the second core node receives subscriber terminal traffic from the plurality of customers tagged with the virtual tagging tuple via the satellite gateway, the virtual tagging tuple designating the subscriber terminal traffic as service provider traffic; and the non-routed ground segment network is configured to switch the tagged subscriber terminal traffic to the service provider network according to the virtual tagging tuple. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to:
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receive traffic from a subscriber terminal at a satellite gateway communicatively coupled with a second core node of a non-routed ground segment network; tag, by the satellite gateway, the subscriber terminal traffic with a virtual tagging tuple associated with a service provider, the virtual tagging tuple designating the subscriber terminal traffic as service provider traffic; forward the tagged subscriber terminal traffic to the second core node of the non-routed ground segment network; and switch, utilizing the virtual tagging tuple, the tagged subscriber traffic to a service provider network via a first core node of the non-routed ground segment network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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