Implicit traffic engineering

Abstract

Briefly, methods and/or apparatuses for implicit traffic engineering, such as for the Internet, are described.

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         34 . A method of controlling a network that includes two or more logical broadcast domains, the method comprising:
 generating, via a controller and without human intervention, a first logical broadcast domain configuration of one of the two or more logical broadcast domains; and   transmitting, via the controller and without human intervention, the first logical broadcast domain configuration to a second logical broadcast domain of the two or more logical broadcast domains, the controller to communicate with the two or more logical broadcast domains utilizing a unified networking policy.   
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 34 , further comprising:
 initiating virus scanning of files located within the two or more logical broadcast domains in accordance with the unified networking policy.   
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 34 , further comprising:
 initiating authentication of users operating at least one of the two or more logical broadcast domains in accordance with the unified networking policy.   
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 34 , further comprising:
 initiating filtering of uniform resource locators (URLs) of resources located within the two or more logical broadcast domains in accordance with the unified networking policy.   
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 34 , further comprising:
 initiating deep packet inspection of data packets transmitted from the two or more logical broadcast domains in accordance with the unified networking policy.   
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 34 , further comprising:
 initiating encryption of files transmitted from the two or more logical broadcast domains in accordance with the unified networking policy.   
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 34 , further comprising:
 initiating implementation of a firewall within the two or more logical broadcast domains in accordance with the unified networking policy.   
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 34 , further comprising:
 initiating encapsulation of one or more selected signal packets for transmission to a first logical broadcast domain of the two or more logical broadcast domains.   
     
     
         42 . the method of  claim 41 , further comprising:
 initiating termination of encapsulation of the one or more selected signal packets; and   initiating re-encapsulation of the one or more selected signal packets to permit transmission via a private network of the second logical broadcast domain of the two or more logical broadcast domains.   
     
     
         43 . A controller for facilitating communications among a network comprising two or more logical broadcast domains, the controller comprising at least one processor coupled to at least one memory device to:
 generate, without human intervention, a first logical broadcast domain configuration of one of the two or more logical broadcast domains; and   transmit, without human intervention, the first logical broadcast domain configuration to a second logical broadcast domain of the two or more logical broadcast domains, the controller to communicate with the two or more logical broadcast domains utilizing a unified networking policy.   
     
     
         44 . The controller of  claim 43 , wherein the at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory device are additionally to:
 perform virus scanning of files located within the two or more logical broadcast domains in accordance with the unified networking policy.   
     
     
         45 . The controller of  claim 43 , wherein the at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory device are additionally to:
 authenticate users operating at least one of the two or more logical broadcast domains in accordance with the unified networking policy.