System and method for enabling coexisting hotspot and DMZ
US11233675B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/622
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A gateway is provided for use with a DMZ host and a Hotspot client. The gateway includes a communication module and a processing module. The communication module receives a communication packet having a transparent Ethernet bridging generic routing encapsulation header and a payload having a destination MAC address and forwards the communication packet to one of the group consisting of the DMZ host, the Hotspot client, and both of the DMZ host and the Hotspot client. The processing module determines whether the communication packet is a Unicast communication packet or a Multicast communication packet based on the destination MAC address, and instructs the communication module to forward the communication packet to one of the group consisting of the DMZ host, the Hotspot client, and both the DMZ host and the Hotspot client based on the destination MAC address.
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