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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2007
Multipoint server for providing secure, scaleable connections between a plurality of network devices
Joel Balissat, La Gaude, FR;
Claude Galand, Saint-Paul, FR;
Jean-francois Le Pennec, Nice, FR;
Jean-marie Sommerlatt, Cagnes sur Mer, FR;
Joel Balissat, La Gaude, FR;
Claude Galand, Saint-Paul, FR;
Jean-Francois Le Pennec, Nice, FR;
Jean-Marie Sommerlatt, Cagnes sur Mer, FR;
AT&T Intellectual Property, II, L.P., Bedminster, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method and system for implementing secure communications between a plurality of devices are provided. The method and system generally include the provision of at least one common encryption parameter to each of the plurality of devices, as well as an identification of the plurality of devices to one another. This information can be maintained and shared by interaction of the plurality of devices with a designated server device. In this way, a secure, point-to-point connection between at least two of the plurality of devices can be established.