Service Dependent IP Addresses for Deterministic Enterprise Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing telecommunications systems require the implementation of Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and virtual private networks (VPNs) for enterprise networks to communicate effectively, which can be economically unfeasible for remote locations, and lack secure deterministic routing.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses unique Internet Protocol (IP) addresses dedicated to supporting communication services between enterprise networks, allowing data packets to be routed deterministically through a backbone service provider network on the public Internet, eliminating the need for MPLS or VPNs and ensuring secure communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If MPLS and VPNs are implemented for enterprise networks to communicate effectively, then communication reliability and security are improved, but device complexity and implementation cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential function of MPLS/VPN (deterministic routing and security) and implements it using standard IP addressing and routing protocols. By removing the requirement for specialized MPLS infrastructure and replacing it with conventional IP-based solutions, the system achieves comparable reliability without the complexity overhead.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a virtualized network environment that replicates the functionality of MPLS/VPN networks using software-based solutions. Virtual network instances and software-defined networking components copy the behavior of traditional hardware-based MPLS/VPN systems, providing equivalent security and reliability at lower complexity.
2Reliability
If MPLS structure is deployed in all networks for user devices to communicate across networks, then communication security and deterministic routing are improved, but ease of manufacture and deployment worsen due to economic constraints
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs a system where standard IP routing infrastructure can serve multiple purposes: general Internet traffic routing and deterministic secure enterprise communication. By making the routing system universal and protocol-agnostic, the same network infrastructure can handle both public and private traffic without requiring separate MPLS deployments, improving deployment feasibility while maintaining deterministic routing capabilities.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If private networks or VPNs are established for secure communication between enterprise networks, then security is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces security intermediaries such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and encryption services that operate at the application layer rather than requiring complex network-layer VPN infrastructure. These intermediary security components provide protection without the need for dedicated private network infrastructure, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining security.
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AI summary
A system that enables end-user devices that operate within different enterprise networks to exchange data with one another. In particular, the disclosed system uses unique IP addresses that are dedicated solely to supporting a predefined communication service between enterprise computer networks, in order to identify and route each data packet according to the communications service. As part of the communications service, the data packets are transmitted, for example, from a first local service provider network hosting a first enterprise network, through a participating backbone service provider network on the public Internet and based on deterministic routing, and to a second local service provider network hosting a second enterprise network. In handling the data packets in this way, the disclosed system creates an Internet wide-area-network (WAN): the data packets are transmitted over the Internet and conceivably over a large geographic distance between enterprise networks.