Method and apparatus for enabling peer-to-peer virtual private network (P2P-VPN) services in VPN-enabled network
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorsSarit Mukherjee, Sanjoy Paul
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Abstract
A method for providing peer-to-peer virtual private network (P2P-VPN) services over a network. The method includes identifying subnet and host addresses for each user device requesting participation in a virtual private network (VPN) session. Once the subnet and host addresses are identified, a virtual private host (VPH) is initiated for each user device, where each VPH communicates with each user device via a respective tunnel through the network, thereby enabling secure communications between the user devices.
Claims22
A method for providing virtual private network (VPN) services, comprising:
- identifying subnet and host addresses for each user device requesting participation in a virtual private network (VPN) session;
- and
- initiating a virtual private host (VPH) for each user device, where each VPH communicates with each user device via a respective tunnel through a network, thereby enabling secure communications between said user devices.
In a communications system for providing wireless information, a computer readable medium in a general purpose computer system that operates as a special purpose controller when executing at least one program for broadcasting said information, comprising:
- identifying subnet and host addresses for each user device requesting participation in a virtual private network (VPN) session;
- and
- initiating a virtual private host (VPH) for each user device, where each VPH communicates with each user device via a respective tunnel through a network, thereby enabling secure communications between said user devices.
A virtual IP service agent (VISA) operating in a controller having a processor and memory, for enabling virtual private network (VPN) services over an IP network, comprising:
- a virtual private host (VPH) bank having at least one virtual private host (VHP), each said at least one VPH allocating an IP address and forming an endpoint of a tunnel to a user device over said IP network.
A method for providing virtual private network (VPN) services, comprising:
- means for identifying subnet and host addresses for each user device requesting participation in a virtual private network (VPN) session;
- and
- means for initiating a virtual private host (VPH) for each user device, where each VPH communicates with each user device via a respective tunnel through a network, thereby enabling secure communications between said user devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.