Virtual private network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6912232
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09420565

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The invention provides apparatus and methods for a Virtual Private Network (VPN) in a network that offers a simple user interface for efficient utilization of network resources. The VPN is defined for a specified set of endpoints each of which is associated with a single 'hose.' A hose provides access to the VPN through an access point which may be a node of the network, for example. The hose is a single interface to the VPN for communication to all other endpoints of the VPN. The VPN achieves network resource allocation efficiency by exploiting resource sharing possibilities via multiplexing routing paths between endpoints and dynamic resource allocation techniques that permit real time resource allocation resizing. When a VPN is established with a VPN service provider, the routing paths between the endpoints of the VPN is optimized for multiplexing opportunities so that resource allocations between nodes along routing paths within the IP network is reduced to a minimum.

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AT&T CORP32 AVENUE OFTHE AMERICAS NEW YORK NY 10013-2412

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Duffield, Nicholas G Hoboken, NJ 19 1102
Goyal, Pawan Mountain View, CA 34 1010
Greenberg, Albert G Millburn, NJ 28 2397
Mishra, Partho P Summit, NJ 9 313
Ramakrishnan, Kadangode K Berkeley Heights, NJ 156 6475
van, der Merwe Jacobus Erasmus Summit, NJ 10 367

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