US 11,695,824 B2
Optimized internet access in a multi-site software-defined network fabric
Prakash Jain, Fremont, CA (US); Sanjay Kumar Hooda, Pleasanton, CA (US); and Satish Kumar Kondalam, Milpitas, CA (US)
Assigned to CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/397,269.
Application 17/397,269 is a continuation of application No. 16/737,964, filed on Jan. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,128,694.
Prior Publication US 2021/0368004 A1, Nov. 25, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 67/10 (2022.01); H04L 45/44 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/10 (2013.01) [H04L 45/44 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
at a control plane node in a first site of a multi-site Software-defined network (SDN) fabric:
receiving a request for Internet access for at least one endpoint in the first site;
dynamically reprioritizing a plurality of Internet access routes from the first site to access an Internet based on Internet access information to identify a dynamically-selected Internet access route for the first site; and
providing the dynamically-selected Internet access route for Internet traffic sent by the at least one endpoint.