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System, method and computer program product for updating the states of a firewall

US7877599B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 26, 2005
Grant dateJan 25, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 4, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/0823
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The preferred instance of the present invention is a method and computer program product that specifies an array of elements to be incorporated into a firewall configuration protocol. When added to the configuration protocol, these added attributes allow the existing packet filtering mechanism to accommodate a terminal device that has moved and received a new IP address in a timely and efficient manner.

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