Systems and methods for routing traffic originating from a communication device
US11303636B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 28, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Using an authentication server to program network elements, such as a network node, in accordance with software-defined networking techniques in order to establish a traffic flow rule for a communication device or user of the communication device. After successfully authenticating a communication device or user, the authentication server and/or network node may use an identifier received at the authentication server in connection with the authentication procedure in order to obtain a traffic flow rule for the communication device. The traffic flow rule may be established at the network node or forwarded to a second network node configured to receive network packets from the communication device. The first identifier may be any one of a user identifier identifying a user, an application identifier identifying an application, and a device identifier unique to the communication device.
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