CPC G06Q 30/04 (2013.01) [H04L 43/0876 (2013.01); H04L 43/0894 (2013.01); H04L 43/16 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system, comprising:
a provider network comprising:
a networking device located at a co-location facility, wherein the co-location facility also comprises another networking device of a connectivity intermediary; and
a computing device configured to implement a connectivity coordinator for the provider network, configured to:
receive a virtual local area network (VLAN) tag for use in establishing a virtual local area network (VLAN) between an isolated virtual network within the provider network that has been established on behalf of a customer of the provider network and an external network of the customer, external to the provider network, wherein the external network of the customer is connected to the connectivity intermediary; and
configure a virtual interface for the customer's isolated virtual network to use the received VLAN tag to establish the VLAN between the customer's isolated virtual network within the provider network and the customer's external network, external to the provider network,
wherein the VLAN is established via a physical connection connecting the networking device of the provider network located at the co-location facility and the networking device of the connectivity intermediary located at the co-location facility.
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