SECURE CLOUD FABRIC TO CONNECT SUBNETS IN DIFFERENT NETWORK DOMAINS

摘要

A secure virtual network platform connects two or more subnets in different or separate network domains. The secure virtual network can use the under layer physical networks in various domains as an IP forwarding fabric without changing any existing firewalls, security settings, or network topology. A first type of connection across the virtual network involves connecting server groups. A second type of connection across the virtual network involves connecting a server group to a physical network. A third type of connection across the virtual network involves connecting a physical network to another physical network.

主权项

1. A method for using a wide area network (WAN) virtual network platform to connect first and second network domains that are physically segregated from each other by firewalls and managed by different network administration parties comprising:
prompting a user to select a first server group within the first network domain, the first server group being associated with a first virtual subnet; prompting the user to select a second server group within the second network domain, remote from the first network domain; mapping the first virtual subnet of the first server group to a first virtual forwarding subnet representing the second server group; and forwarding a first communication from the first network domain to the second network domain, wherein a forwarding path of the first communication is from the first server group to the first virtual forwarding subnet, through the WAN virtual network platform, and to the second server group.