VPN service management system having a VPN service manager for a provider network and a VPN service agent for a customer network and enabling rapid change of VPN service conditions
US7631059B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/5064
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A VPN service management system enabling a customer to rapidly and easily change a VPN service condition, that is, a VPN service management system for managing a VPN service for a communication network provided with a customer network and a provider network and having a VPN service manager for managing a VPN service for a provider network and a VPN service agent for managing a VPN service for a customer network. The VPN service manager changes the VPN service condition in real time in accordance with an operation status of the customer network in cooperation with the VPN service agent.
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