US 12,081,563 B2
Autonomous network security scaling
Bobby W. Metz, Gilbert, AZ (US)
Assigned to Level 3 Communications, LLC, Denver, CO (US)
Filed by Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/510,713.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/106,157, filed on Oct. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0131880 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 67/148 (2022.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/1416 (2013.01) [H04L 63/029 (2013.01); H04L 63/1425 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01); H04L 67/148 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for managing services provided by a telecommunications network, the method comprising:
receiving, from a first service edge of a network, a session table of the first service edge at a second service edge of the network, the session table comprising communication information between the first service edge and a receiving device in communication with the first service edge, wherein the first service edge advertises a first service communication path comprising a first priority value;
establishing a security service from the first service edge at the second service edge, the security service associated with the communication information of the session table;
responsive to establishing the security service at the second service edge, providing the security service to the receiving device from the second service edge;
advertising a second service communication path from the second service edge, the second service communication path comprising a second priority value lower than the first priority value;
removing, after establishing the security service from the first service edge to the second service edge, the session table from the first service edge; and
advertising, the second service communication path comprising a third priority value the same as the first priority value.