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Method for establishing directed circuits between parties with limited mutual trust

US7424736B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 10, 2004
Grant dateSep 9, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/102
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Creating directed circuits including encoding of policy and state information associated with directed circuits that may be established between two network entities on separate protected networks. The policies are maintained and implemented according to security methods that initially belong to network apparatus on either of the two protected networks; however the security methods may be relinquished to trusted third parties.

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