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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Bryan D. Osenbach, Cary, NC (US);
Michael L. Wiles, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Bryan D. Osenbach, Cary, NC (US);
Michael L. Wiles, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Under the present invention, a method, system, and program product for providing advanced Virtual Private Network (VPN) routing that includes classifying a network transmission, between a user and a host, wherein the classification is based upon a destination port, protocol, and the like, for routing the communication either via the VPN or not via the VPN and selectively routing the network transmission based upon the classifying of the transmission.