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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2008
Thusitha Jayawardena, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Gustavo DE Los Reyes, Fair Haven, NJ (US);
Gang Xu, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Thusitha Jayawardena, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Gustavo De Los Reyes, Fair Haven, NJ (US);
Gang Xu, Piscataway, NJ (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Example methods and apparatus to enhance security in residential networks and residential gateways are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a transceiver to receive an Internet protocol (IP) packet, a first packet processing module associated with a protected IP address, the first packet processing module to be communicatively coupled to a first network device, a second packet processing module associated with a public IP address, the second packet processing module to be communicatively coupled to a second network device, and a packet diverter to route the received IP packet to the first packet processing module when the IP packet contains the protected IP address and to route the IP packet to the second packet processing module when the IP packet does not contain the protected IP address.