Network access control method, network system using the method and apparatuses configuring the system
US7761542B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network access control method for a network system comprising network apparatuses having a packet filtering function, a service server connected with an IP network via the network apparatus, providing a service to a user, a user terminal connected with the IP network via the network apparatus, for the user to utilize the service provided by the service server, a reception server connected with the IP network via the network apparatus, receiving an access from the user for the service server, and an access control server controlling the network apparatuses. The method comprising the steps of a) the reception server receiving access request information from the user terminal, and holding it, and b) the access controlling server performing traffic control such as to extract, based on processing capability of the service server and a traffic amount for the service server, such an amount of the access request information as that the service server can optimally deal with, so as to allow the access for the service server.
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