Auto-discovery of a non-advertised public network address
AssigneeRadioFrame Networks, Inc.
InventorsRossano Passarella, William M. Stevens, Jayesh Sukumaran, Donald P. Wahlstrom, Yan Zhang
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Abstract
Providing a network address is disclosed. A communication indicating that a first node desires to communicate via a packet data network with a second node configured to provide access to a private resource is received. A non-publicly advertised packet data network address usable to communicate with the second node via the packet data network is provided to the first node.
Claims22
A method of providing a network address, comprising:
- receiving a communication indicating that a first node desires to communicate via a packet data network with a second node configured to provide access to a private resource;
- and
- providing to the first node a non-publicly advertised packet data network address usable to communicate with the second node via the packet data network.
A system for providing a network address, comprising:
- a communication interface;
- and
- a processor coupled to the communication interface and configured to:
- receive via the communication interface a communication indicating that a first node desires to communicate via a packet data network with a second node configured to provide access to a private resource;
- and
- provide to the first node a non-publicly advertised packet data network address usable to communicate with the second node via the packet data network.
A computer program product for providing a network address, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:
- receiving a communication indicating that a first node desires to communicate via a packet data network with a second node configured to provide access to a private resource;
- and
- providing to the first node a non-publicly advertised packet data network address usable to communicate with the second node via the packet data network.
A method of discovering a network address, comprising:
- sending to a registration node, at a public packet data network address, a communication indicating a desire to communicate via a packet data network with an access node configured to provide access to a private resource;
- and
- receiving in response to the communication a non-publicly advertised packet data network address usable to communicate with the second node via the packet data network.
A system configured to discover a network address, comprising:
- a communication interface;
- and
- a processor coupled to the communication interface and configured to:
- send to a registration node, via the communication interface, indicating a desire to communicate via a packet data network with an access node configured to provide access to a private resource;
- and
- receive in response to the communication a non-publicly advertised packet data network address usable to communicate with the second node via the packet data network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.