System and method for a multi-tenant datacenter with layer 2 cloud interconnection

1. A datacenter, utilizing Open System Interconnection (OSI) Layer 2 tags to isolate transmission data in Layer 2 Frames apart from Layer 3 packets, comprising:

at least two client systems coupled to a first datacenter each client system having a set of infrastructure resources and a client defined networking configuration; and

a first cloud computing environment established in the first datacenter, and coupled to the client systems by OSI Layer 2 as the physical connection of a communication link for the transfer of data frames at OSI Layer 2, each frame having at least two OSI Layer 2 tags, the at least two OSI Layer 2 tags permitting isolation between client systems to permit at least two client systems to have overlapping network configurations.

2. The datacenter of claim 1 , wherein the first cloud computing environment virtually extends the infrastructure resources of at least one client system.

3. The datacenter of claim 1 , wherein at least one client system is a virtual client system.

4. The datacenter of claim 1 , wherein at least one client system is a physical client system.

5. The datacenter of claim 1 , wherein at least one second cloud computing environment established in at least one second datacenter is coupled to the first datacenter at OSI Layer 2.

6. The datacenter of claim 1 , wherein the transfer of frames at OSI Layer 2 occurs without reliance on Packets at OSI Layer 3 and above.

7. The datacenter of claim 1 , wherein each client may direct software defined networking.

8. A method for providing a datacenter, utilizing Open System Interconnection (OSI) Layer 2 tags to isolate transmission data in Layer 2 Frames apart from Layer 3 packets, comprising:

establishing within a first datacenter a first cloud computing environment;

connecting at least two client systems to the first datacenter, each client system having a set of infrastructure resources and a client defined networking configuration; and

uniquely identifying Layer 2 data traffic as between each client system and the first cloud computing environment over the physical connection of a communication link for the transfer of data frames distinct from the transfer of packets of a network layer, each frame having at least two OSI Layer 2 tags as unique identifiers permitting unique identification for each client system, the OSI Layer 2 tags permitting isolation between client systems to permit at least two client systems to have overlapping network configurations.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first cloud computing environment virtually extends the infrastructure resources of at least one client system.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein at least one client system is a virtual client system.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein at least one client system is a physical client system.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein at least one second cloud computing environment established in at least one second datacenter is coupled to the first datacenter at OSI Layer 2.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the transfer of frames at OSI Layer 2 occurs without reliance on Packets at OSI Layer 3 and above.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein each client may direct software defined networking.

15. The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least two OSI Layer 2 tags permitting isolation are applied to a Frame that encapsulates the client defined network configuration.

16. A datacenter, utilizing Open System Interconnection (OSI) Layer 2 tags to segregate transmission data in Layer 2 Frames, comprising:

a first datacenter providing a first cloud computing environment having Layer 2 architecture to maintain at least two original client Layer 2 configurations, the first datacenter having first physical resources and first virtual resources;

a second datacenter providing a second cloud computing environment having Layer 2 architecture to maintain at least two original client Layer 2 configurations, the second datacenter having second physical resources and second virtual resources, and coupled to the first datacenter by OSI Layer 2 as the physical connection of a communication link for the transfer of data frames at OSI Layer 2, each frame having a plurality of OSI Layer 2 tags, the at least two of OSI Layer 2 tags permitting at least two systems utilizing the coupled first datacenter and second data center to have overlapping network configurations.

17. The datacenter of claim 16 , further comprising:

at least two client systems coupled to one or both of the first datacenter and the second datacenter, each client system having a set of infrastructure resources and a client defined networking configuration, each client system coupled to the first and second cloud computing environment by OSI Layer 2 for the transfer of data frames, each frame having at least two OSI Layer 2 tags permitting isolation between client systems to permit at least two client systems to have overlapping network configurations.

18. The datacenter of claim 17 , wherein at least one client system is a virtual client system.

19. The datacenter of claim 17 , wherein at least one client system is a physical client system.

20. The datacenter of claim 17 , wherein each client may direct software defined networking.

21. The datacenter of claim 17 , wherein the first cloud computing environment virtually extends the infrastructure resources of at least one client system.

22. The datacenter of claim 17 , wherein the transfer of frames at OSI Layer 2 occurs without reliance on Packets at OSI Layer 3 and above.

23. The datacenter of claim 17 , wherein the at least two OSI Layer 2 tags permitting isolation are applied to a Frame that encapsulates the client defined network configuration.