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AssigneeAlcatel
InventorsDominique Chantrain, Stephane Focant, Christian Hublet, Christiaan Sierens, Yves T'Joens
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The invention relates notably to a method for enabling a user registered in an Network Access Server as already connected to a Virtual Private Network to communicate with at least a communication device not belonging to the Virtual Private Network. The Network Access Server enables access over a data communication network to the communication device as well as to a plurality of Virtual Private Networks. According to the invention, the method consists in sending messages belonging to a communication between the user and the communication device over a logical channel between the Network Access Server and the communication device, where the logical channel refers to an identifier of the Virtual Private Network.
Method for enabling a user registered in an Network Access Server as already connected to a Virtual Private Network, called host Virtual Private Network, to communicate with at least one communication device outside of said host Virtual Private Network, said Network Access Server having access over a data communication network to said communication device and to a plurality of Virtual Private Networks comprising said host Virtual Private Network, said method being characterized in that it comprises a step of sending messages belonging to a communication between said user and said communication device over a logical channel between said Network Access Server and said communication device, said logical channel referring to an identifier of said host Virtual Private Network.
Network Access Server for enabling a communication between a user and a communication device, said user being registered in said Network Access Server as already connected to a Virtual Private Network, called host Virtual Private Network, said communication device being outside of said host Virtual Private Network, said Network Access Server being able to access to a database associating an identifier of said user to an identifier of said host Virtual Private Network, said Network Access Server being characterized in that it further comprises means for sending messages originating from said user and destined to said communication device on a logical channel between said Network Access Server and said communication device, said logical channel referring to said identifier of said host Virtual Private Network.
Network Access Server for univocally retrieving a user, out of a plurality of users, to which a message sent by a communication device and received at said Network Access Server is destined, said user being already connected over said Network access server to a Virtual Private Network not comprising said communication device, said Network Access Server being able to access to a database associating an identifier of said user to an identifier of said Virtual Private Network to which said user is already connected, said Network Access Server being characterized in that it comprises
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