Controlling network access by modifying packet headers at a local hub
US6671739B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 10, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and structure for processing packets of information over a data processing system is disclosed. The packets have header information indicating a source and a destination of the packets. The method includes receiving a packet from a client, forwarding the packet to a hub of a local area network, changing the header of the packet such that the packet is directed to a server instead of an original destination, processing the packet through the server to produce a processed packet, and forwarding the processed packet to the original destination.
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