Service selection gateway (SSG) allowing access of same services to a group of hosts
US7194541B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/63
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A service selection gateway (SSG) which enables a service provider to conveniently provide access of the same services to a group of hosts. The service provider may specify the specific services each group of hosts is permitted to access, and the SSG forwards packets from the hosts only to the corresponding specified services. In an embodiment implemented substantially in the form of software, the access information (specifying the server addresses which can be accessed from each group of hosts) is stored in the form of data structures in which the same copy of access information is shared by many (all) hosts in the corresponding group.
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