Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, establishing a Layer 2 multipoint virtual private network (VPN) among a plurality of sites connected via a switched, shared or dedicated ethernet provided by a service provider, where the plurality of sites correspond to multiple locations of a target enterprise, determining a count of the plurality of sites that requires a connection to one or more cloud service providers over a common backbone network of the service provider, generating a VLAN that conforms to a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), assigning a block of IP addresses to a network of the target enterprise, based on the determined count, assigning two or more subnets having IP addresses of both IPv4 and IPV6 address families with respect to the VLAN, and connecting the plurality of sites to the one or more cloud service providers. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, connecting a plurality of subscriber networks via switched, shared, or dedicated Ethernet connections using a wired network, where the plurality of subscriber networks includes a first network and a second network, providing a provisioning and activation application that enables a user to selectively activate or deactivate a connection to one or more of the plurality of subscriber networks or a cloud service provider, as a first orderable item, and select a plurality of network configuration attributes, as a second orderable item, and based on a request for the connection to the one or more of the plurality of subscriber networks or the cloud service provider, activating the connection that follows the selected plurality of network configuration attributes. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems or methods that may be used to assist in distributed flow whereby each network element obtains information from a server so a first network element has information to determine what network element to connect with to create virtual private network tunnels associated with a virtual private network service.

Abstract: Systems or methods that may be used to assist in distributed flow whereby each network element obtains information from a server so a first network element has information to determine what network element to connect with to create virtual private network tunnels associated with a virtual private network service.