Patent ID: 7181542

Claim:
A method for enabling a network between a first processor and a second processor using at least one additional processor separate from the first processor and the second processor, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, at the at least one additional processor, information indicating a consent on behalf of the first processor to enabling a tunnel between the first processor and the second processor; receiving, at the at least one additional processor, information indicating a consent on behalf of the second processor to enabling a tunnel between the second processor and the first processor; determining a first virtual address for the first processor and a second virtual address for the second processor such that the first and second virtual addresses uniquely identify the first and second processors, respectively, and are routable through the network; and providing, by the at least one additional processor, to each of the first and second processors the first and second virtual addresses to enable one or more tunnels between the first and the second processors.