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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Davison, Aberdine, WA (US);
Rene Tio, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Langley, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/266 ; H04L 1/228 ; H04J 3/16 ; G06F 1/516 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/266 ; H04L 1/228 ; H04J 3/16 ; G06F 1/516 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus associates a domain name of a home gateway with one or more PVCs. After the PVC is established, a tunneling protocol is used to request the domain name of the home gateway, and the domain name is associated with the PVC. When a user logs on via an access communication device, the user will provide a domain name of a home gateway with which the user desires to communicate. A PVC associated with the home gateway is then used to allow the user to communicate with the home gateway. The domain name of the home gateway may be periodically verified to detect any changes.