Method and system for controlling network access
US8543710B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0263
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods intended to control a network devices access to a network are disclosed. Embodiments of the current invention expose a method for confining a network client's network access to a specific logical region of the network. A network communication may be received and the client that originated this communication determined. This client is associated with a set of rules or walled garden that specifies the access allowed by that client. The destination of the communication may also be determined and if the destination is allowed by the set of rules associated with the client and access to the destination allowed if access to the destination is allowed by the set of rules.
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