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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2005
Claudio Taglienti, Barrington Hills, IL (US);
Michael Irizarry, Algonquin, IL (US);
Narothum Saxena, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Claudio Taglienti, Barrington Hills, IL (US);
Michael Irizarry, Algonquin, IL (US);
Narothum Saxena, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
United States Cellular Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
The described embodiments include a system for controlling communications between a first network and a second network including a plurality of in-line security devices, the in-line security devices being configured to manage communication between the first network and the second network, and including a state server connected to the plurality of in-line security devices, the state server being configured to receive state information about the state of the connections established by a first one of the in-line security devices and to communicate the state information to at least a second one of said in-line security devices. In one embodiment, the in-line security devices are firewalls. In another embodiment, state server communicates the state information received from the first one of the firewall devices and communicates the state information to every other one of the plurality of firewall devices.