CPC H04L 45/04 (2013.01) [H04L 12/2869 (2013.01); H04L 45/123 (2013.01); H04L 45/306 (2013.01); H04L 69/329 (2013.01); H04L 45/64 (2013.01); H04L 45/70 (2013.01); H04L 45/76 (2022.05)] | 22 Claims |
1. An apparatus for managing connectivity between a partner network and a wide-area network (WAN), comprising:
a memory storing one or more instructions for managing the WAN; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
advertise a plurality of unicast border gateway protocol address prefixes for a plurality of front-end devices of the WAN;
select a path within the WAN for a service that is hosted in the WAN for users of the partner network, the path including a selected device of the plurality of front-end devices and a device within the WAN hosting the service;
export a routing rule to an agent within the partner network, the routing rule specifying a unicast address prefix for the selected device;
configure the selected device to receive data packets for the service that is hosted in the WAN from the users of the partner network; and
configure the selected device to decapsulate packets for the service from packets addressed to the unicast address prefix for the selected device based on the routing rule.
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