Michael Philip Frankel

US Patent:

20160301593, Oct 13, 2016

Filed:

Apr 13, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/684483

Inventors:

- HANOVER MD, US
Joseph BERTHOLD - Whitehouse Station NJ, US
Michael Y. FRANKEL - Baltimore MD, US
John P. MATEOSKY - West River MD, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/751
H04L 12/66
H04L 12/891
H04L 12/46

Abstract:

A data center utilizing an architecture minimizing Internet Protocol (IP) routing therein includes one or more service edge network elements located in the data center, wherein a sub-IP network communicatively couples the one or more service edge network elements to one or more customer edge network elements located at or near demarcation points between a customer edge network and a service provider network, wherein the one or more customer edge network elements and the one or more service edge network elements are configured to provide direct user access to the data center for a plurality of users; and a control system communicatively coupled to the one or more service edge network elements and the sub-IP network, wherein the control system is configured to control resources on the sub-IP network and the data center for the plurality of users.