Proxying and unproxying a connection using a forwarding agent
US6775692B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2001/0092
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for controlling access to a server. Instructions are sent to a forwarding agent that instruct the forwarding agent to forward packets to a service manager from clients attempting to establish a client connection to the server. A client connection is established with the client. A server connection is established from the service manager to the server and data is transferred from the server connection to the client connection.
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