Patent ID: 7822872

Claim:
A system for securely providing network access in a shared workplace environment, the system comprising: a first private network of a first organization; a second private network of a second organization; a workplace physically distinct from the first private network and the second private network, the workplace comprising: a first distinct area occupied by and for exclusive use of a subset of employees of the first organization; a second distinct area occupied by and for exclusive use of a subset of employees of the second organization; a third distinct area comprising a common area; and a fourth distinct area comprising a server room including at least a portion of a network operations center; a third private network comprising a plurality of network devices, the third private network configured with redundant and secure communication links between each of the plurality of network devices, wherein the third private network is configured to: communicatively couple the first private network and the workplace using a first subset of the plurality of network devices; and communicatively couple the second private network and the workplace using a second subset of the plurality of network devices, wherein one or more network devices of the third private network comprises at least a portion of the network operations center, the network operations center comprising an outside router and an inside router in communication with each other, the network operations center configured to: manage the communication links between the workplace and the first private network, and the communication links between the workplace and the second private network; monitor bandwidth and performance specification for the first organization and the second organization; receive, via the outside router, a first data stream from the first private network and a second data stream from the second private network; route, via the inside router, the first data stream to only a first distinct area of the workplace occupied by and for exclusive use of a subset of employees of the first organization; and route, via the inside router, the second data stream to only the second distinct area.