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Proxying and unproxying a connection using a forwarding agent

US6775692B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 2, 1999
Grant dateAug 10, 2004
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Expiry dateJul 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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