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Method and device for network communication management

US9015825B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 14, 2013
Grant dateApr 21, 2015
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/20
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method and device for managing one or more secure gateway virtual private network, VPN, devices (104, 105) in a secure VPN for cryptographically separated and tunnelled VPN communication. VPN configuration data provided by a management system (110) is received (401); and the received VPN configuration data and a domain type encapsulating (402,403), wherein said domain type identifying an administrative network domain for cryptographically separated and tunnelled management communication with a hardware separated administrative controller (121) of said one or more secure gateway VPN devices (104, 105), exclusively for management of said one or more secure gateway VPN devices (104, 105).

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