System and method for regulating messages between networks
AssigneeEmbarq Holdings Company, LLC
InventorMichael K. Bugenhagen
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Abstract
A system and method for interconnecting networks. In one embodiment, a message is received from a first network to be communicated to a target device of a second network. Data within the message is identified. A determination is made whether the data is allowable based on a policy. The message is communicated to the target device of the second network in response to determining the data is allowed.
Claims21
A method for interconnecting networks, said method comprising:
- receiving a message from a first network to be communicated to a target device of a second network;
- identifying data within the message;
- determining whether the data is allowable based on a policy;
- communicating the message to the target device of the second network in response to determining the data is allowed.
A profiler for regulating messages between networks, said profiler comprising:
- a queue for receiving the messages from a remote network;
- a parser for identifying data within the messages;
- and
- a comparator for determining whether that the data is allowed to be communicated to a target device in a host network based on a policy, wherein the messages are allowed if the messages conform to the policy.
A method for establishing a policy for regulating access between a remote network and a host network said method comprising:
- designating a target device and port access for the remote network;
- establishing authorized commands for the remote network;
- and
- specifying message thresholds for the remote network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.