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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2009
Vincent E. Parla, North Hampton, NH (US);
Philip John Steuart Gladstone, Carlisle, MA (US);
David J. Mccowan, Scituate, MA (US);
Andrew Zawadowskiy, Hollis, NH (US);
Christopher A. Fitzgerald, Boulder, CO (US);
Vincent E. Parla, North Hampton, NH (US);
Philip John Steuart Gladstone, Carlisle, MA (US);
David J. McCowan, Scituate, MA (US);
Andrew Zawadowskiy, Hollis, NH (US);
Christopher A. Fitzgerald, Boulder, CO (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for redirecting network traffic include a policy server configured to be in communication with a policy database and a client disposed on a remote device. The policy server is configured to receive an inquiry from the client regarding a universal resource locator (URL) request and, based on a policy obtained from the policy database, cause the client to control the remote device such that network traffic associated with the URL request is routed (tunneled) via a particular interface, e.g., a virtual private network (VPN) connection, when so required by the policy, and network traffic associated with the URL request is routed over a different VPN connection or a non-VPN connection when so required by the policy.