Method and apparatus for processing communications in a virtual private network
US6701437B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/2557
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a computer system for processing communications in a virtual private network. The computer system operates in a selective mode, in which only communications transiting the virtual private network are processed according to specified virtual private network parameters, such as encryption, compression and authentication algorithms. Virtual private network communications passing between a public network and a private network are thus received and processed according to the algorithms, while other communications bypass the computer system. Multiple private networks may be served by a single computer system.
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