Patent ID: 9124555
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing, within each of a plurality of service processing switches of a service provider, a plurality of virtual routers (VRs), wherein each VR of the plurality of VRs is supported by an object group and each object of the object group supports a network service; assigning one or more VRs of the plurality of VRs to a subscriber of a plurality of subscribers of the service provider; providing customized network services to the subscriber by the one or more VRs assigned to the subscriber; receiving, by a service management system (SMS) of the service provider, a request to establish an Internet Protocol (IP) connection between a first location of the subscriber and a second location of the subscriber; and establishing a tunnel between a first service processing switch of the plurality of service processing switches and a second service processing switch of the plurality of service processing switches coupled in communication with the first service processing switch through a public network, including: