Apparatus, systems and methods for multi-carrier and multi-tenant end-to-end private wide area network
The disclosure relates to an end-to-end private networking system. The system may include a private wide area network. The private wide areas network may allow for multi-tenancy. The private wide area network connects the tenants to an aggregation network core via a mobile data network. The aggregation network core is in turn in secure communication with one or more distributed servers via a secure tunnel or other secure connection.
1 . An end-to-end private networking system, comprising:
a) a private wide area network comprising
i) two or more tenants; and
ii) a network core comprising an aggregation network;
b) a distributed network;
c) a monitoring platform in communication with the aggregation network; and
d) a probe in association with at least one of the two or more tenants, wherein:
i) the two or more tenants are connected to the network core via at least one mobile data network,
ii) the network core segments traffic from the two or more tenants,
iii) the private wide area network is in communication with the distributed network via a secure tunnel in communication with the network core and the distributed network,
iv) the monitoring platform is configured to receive data from the probe to analyze network conditions and network health metrics, and
v) the probe is configured to operate in coordination with one or more system components to change a network traffic route through the private wide area network for at least one of the two or more tenants.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the network core further comprises one or more virtual routers.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the distributed network comprises at least one firewalled connection to public internet.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one mobile data network connects the two or more tenants to the network core via at least one of a 4G, 5G, LTE, or low earth orbit satellite connection.
5 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising at least two mobile data networks wherein the tenants are configured to failover between the at least two mobile data networks.
6 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one firewall between the private wide area network and a public internet connection.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the two or more tenants is an Internet of Things (IoT) device.
8 . A method for providing a secure, private end-to-end networking comprising:
providing at least two tenants on a secure wide area network (WAN) and at least one probe in association with at least one of the at least two tenants;
connecting the at least two tenants to a router cluster and an aggregation network;
isolating traffic for each of the at least two tenants from each other;
sorting and filtering traffic from the at least two tenants via at least one route map on the aggregation network;
egressing traffic from the aggregation network to a distributed network via a secure conduit;
receiving data from the at least one probe at a monitoring platform in communication with the aggregation network, the monitoring platform configured to analyze network conditions and network health metrics; and
operating the at least one probe in coordination with one or more system components to change a network traffic route through the WAN for at least one of the at least two tenants.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein traffic is egressed to the distributed network via a virtual router in communication with the secure conduit.
10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising egressing traffic via the virtual router to public internet.
11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the distributed network comprises a firewall and a server.
12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least one tenant is connected to the router cluster and aggregation network via at least one of a 4G, 5G, LTE, low earth orbit satellite connection.
13 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the router cluster and aggregation network are integral.
14 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising monitoring data usage and WAN connectivity and health metrics via a monitoring platform in communication with the aggregation network.
15 . A method for providing end-to-end private networking via a private wide area network (WAN) comprising:
connecting at least two tenants to an aggregation network, wherein the at least two tenants both generate traffic;
routing traffic through the aggregation network via a router cluster applying at least one route map;
isolating traffic for each of the at least two tenants from each other;
egressing traffic from the aggregation network to a distributed network via a secure conduit;
routing traffic from at least one probe in association with at least one of the at least two tenants to a monitoring platform, wherein the monitoring platform is in operable communication with the aggregation network and the monitoring platform is configured to analyze network conditions and network health metrics, and
operating the at least one probe in coordination with one or more system components to change a network traffic route through the WAN for at least one of the at least two tenants.
16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising gathering data usage information and displaying it on a dashboard via the monitoring platform.
17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising generating data usage alerts.
18 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the secure conduit is a virtual private network (VPN) connection.
19 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising egressing traffic from the aggregation network to public internet via at least one firewalled gateway.
20 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the at least one tenant comprises more than one mobile device.