Method and apparatus for a distributed internet architecture

摘要

The present disclosure is directed at an Internet Exchange Grid (IEG) which, in one embodiment, provides a distributed Internet architecture.

主权项

1. A method of providing a distributed Internet architecture via an Internet Exchange grid comprising:
at least one local gate keeper (LGK) associated with a plurality of users; at least one global gate keeper (GGK) connected to the at least one LGK; and a set of routers connecting the at least one LGK and the at least one GGK; authenticating, by hardware processor, a new user attempting to access the Internet Exchange grid; allocating identifier to the new authenticated user; and providing access to identifiers of other authenticated users accessing the Internet Exchange grid to the new authenticated user; wherein allocating identifier comprises assigning to the new authenticated user an identifier for a VLAN formed by at least one of an LGK and a GGK that the new authenticated user accesses.