Network communications management system and method
US7480707B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of managing communications in a packet switching network, the method including: associating a connection protocol and an application name with connection information from an IP datagram, the connection information including an IP address of a computer originating the IP datagram, a port number in the computer originating the IP datagram, an IP address of a remote computer, and a port number in the remote computer; storing communication session data in a file storage of the computer originating the IP datagram, the communication session data indicating the connection protocol, the application name, and the connection information; storing the communication session data in a file storage of a packet transmission device; storing a policy statement in the file storage of the packet transmission device; and applying the policy statement to a plurality of TCP/IP packets including the connection information to manage communication of the plurality of TCP/IP packets.
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