Layer-2 extension services
First Claim
1. A method for providing extension services via a satellite networking system, the method comprising:
- receiving traffic from a subscriber terminal at a first satellite gateway of a non-routed ground segment network, wherein the non-routed ground segment network comprises at least one core node communicatively coupled at Layer-2 (L2) of the Open System Interconnection (OSI) Model with the first satellite gateway and a second satellite gateway;
tagging, by the first 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; and
switching, at L2, the tagged subscriber traffic via the non-routed ground segment network to a service provider network associated with the service provider according to the virtual tagging tuple.
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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 extension services via a satellite networking system, the method comprising:
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receiving traffic from a subscriber terminal at a first satellite gateway of a non-routed ground segment network, wherein the non-routed ground segment network comprises at least one core node communicatively coupled at Layer-2 (L2) of the Open System Interconnection (OSI) Model with the first satellite gateway and a second satellite gateway; tagging, by the first 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; and switching, at L2, the tagged subscriber traffic via the non-routed ground segment network to a service provider network associated with the service provider according to the virtual tagging tuple. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing extension services via a satellite networking system, the system comprising:
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a non-routed ground segment network comprising; a first satellite gateway in operative communication via a satellite with a plurality of customers associated with a service provider; and at least one core node in communication at Layer-2 (L2) of the Open System Interconnection (OSI) Model with the first satellite gateway and a second satellite gateway; and an enterprise head-end coupled with a service provider network associated with the service provider, the service provider being associated with a virtual tagging tuple, wherein the first satellite gateway receives subscriber terminal traffic from the plurality of customers and tags the subscriber terminal traffic with the virtual tagging tuple, and wherein the non-routed ground segment network is configured to switch, at L2, the tagged subscriber terminal traffic to the enterprise head-end according to the virtual tagging tuple. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for providing extension services via a satellite networking system, the 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 first satellite gateway of a non-routed ground segment network, wherein the non-routed ground segment network comprises at least one core node communicatively coupled at Layer-2 (L2) of the Open System Interconnection (OSI) Model with the first satellite gateway and a second satellite gateway; tag, by the first 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; and switch, at L2, the tagged subscriber traffic via the non-routed ground segment network to a service provider network associated with the service provider according to the virtual tagging tuple.
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