Patent ID: 8370488
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: configuring one or more computing systems of a configurable network service to emulate functionality of a virtual peering router device, the virtual peering router device being indicated to inter-connect multiple virtual computer networks provided by the configurable network service, the configuring of the one or more computing systems being based at least in part on configuration information specified for the virtual peering router device; receiving, by the configured one or more computing systems, information about one or more communications that are directed to the virtual peering router device from a first virtual computer network of the multiple virtual computer networks; determining, by the configured one or more computing systems, whether to forward the one or more communications to one or more second virtual computer networks of the multiple virtual computer networks that are distinct from the first virtual computer network, the determining being based at least in part on the specified configuration information; and if it is determined to forward the one or more communications to the one or more second virtual computer networks, initiating forwarding of the one or more communications to the one or more second virtual computer networks, and otherwise not initiating forwarding of the one or more communications to the one or more second virtual computer networks.