Network-device control system and apparatus
US6930984B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/45
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a network-device control system for controlling a network device such as a router, which is located between a communication terminal employed by a user and a server with which the terminal communicates, at a priority that has been set in advance for the user or for an application, an event notification device detects that a user has logged in to the communication terminal or that the user has launched a predetermined application from the communication terminal and reports the user identifier or the application identifier to a network-device controller. The latter acquires user priority or application priority on the basis of the reported identifier and, in accordance with the priority, controls the router on the communication path between the communication terminal and the server.
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