Patent ID: 9313183
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A network device comprising a non-transitory storage device having embodied therein one or more routines operable to facilitate policy-based configuration of Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) for a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection; and one or more processors coupled to the non-transitory storage device and operable to execute the one or more routines, where the one or more routines cause a policy page to be displayed to a network administrator via a user interface of the network device through which a policy, including a plurality of VPN settings for establishing the VPN connection, is viewed and configured, the plurality of VPN settings including a type of IPSec tunnel to be established between the network device and a peer network device; the one or more routines receiving, via the user interface, a selection regarding the type of IPSec tunnel to be used for the VPN connection; and the one or more routines requesting the VPN connection be established between the network device and the peer network device in accordance with the policy by sending a notification request, including parameter values associated with the plurality of VPN settings, from the network device to the peer network device.