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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2006
Amit Agarwal, Milptas, CA (US);
David Ahrens, San Jose, CA (US);
Rupesh Kumar, Milpitas, CA (US);
Rohit Mehta, Davis, CA (US);
Anupam Rai, San Jose, CA (US);
Amit Agarwal, Milptas, CA (US);
David Ahrens, San Jose, CA (US);
Rupesh Kumar, Milpitas, CA (US);
Rohit Mehta, Davis, CA (US);
Anupam Rai, San Jose, CA (US);
Avaya Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a communication deviceincludes a voice communication moduleto effect packet-switched voice communications over an untrusted network; a secure communication moduleto create a secured pathwaywith a selected remote secure communication module; and a VPN topology clientto contact a VPN topology serverto receive VPN topology informationthat enables the secure communication module to create the secured pathway with the selected remote secure communication module. The VPN topology information includes IP addresses associated with remote secure communication modules, with each of the IP addresses having a corresponding range of node addresses serviced by the respective secure communication module.