Patent ID: 9112929
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for accessing a virtual private network by a virtual private cloud, comprising: receiving, by a data center (DC) breakout gateway, first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information comprises parameter information of the virtual private cloud (VPC), identifier information of the virtual private network (VPN), and address information of a network side provider edge (PE); creating, by the DC breakout gateway, a first VPN instance according to the identifier information of the VPN; determining, by the DC breakout gateway, the VPC according to the parameter information of the VPC, and binding the VPC to the first VPN instance; and sending, by the DC breakout gateway, second configuration information to the network side PE according to the address information of the network side PE, wherein the second configuration information comprises the identifier information of the VPN, so that the network side PE configures an upper layer VPN instance for the first VPN instance on the network side PE according to the identifier information of the VPN.