VPN Proxy Management Object
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
InventorSvante Alnas
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Abstract
Current specifications/proposals use client provisioning or device management for provisioning bearer-specific configuration and application-specific configuration of communication devices. A proxy management object (MO) can, for example, set up tunnels according to particular protocols between application MOs and a generic connectivity MO. A communication device's application configuration can then refer to such a proxy MO, and the proxy MO can refer to the connectivity MO. This enables addition of functionality like virtual private network and wireless local area network functionality without affecting the connectivity MO or the different application MOs.
Claims20
A method of operating a communication device, comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one application management object;
- providing a connectivity management object through which application management objects can communicate;
- and
- functionally disposing a proxy management object between the application management objects and the connectivity management object, wherein the proxy management object facilitates communication by at least one of the application management objects through the connectivity management object.
An apparatus in a communication device, comprising:
- a programmable processor configurable to execute instructions according to management objects;
- at least one application management object;
- a connectivity management object through which application management objects can communicate;
- and
- a proxy management object functionally disposed between the application management objects and the connectivity management object, wherein the proxy management object facilitates communication by at least one of the application management objects through the connectivity management object.
A computer-readable medium containing a computer program for operating a communication device, the computer program implementing the steps of:
- providing at least one application management object;
- providing a connectivity management object through which application management objects can communicate;
- and
- functionally disposing a proxy management object between the application management objects and the connectivity management object, wherein the proxy management object facilitates communication by at least one of the application management objects through the connectivity management object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.