Patent ID: 7975294
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for managing usage of a Virtual Private Network (VPN), the method comprising: detecting an attempt to publish a client presence state to a presence server, wherein the presence server is capable of detecting a change to a presence state of a client, wherein the presence server is available only to network addresses that are within a secure network, and wherein the secure network is accessible to the presence server; in response to the client failing the attempt to publish the client presence state to the presence server, accepting the client into the secure network only via a VPN that is dedicated to the secure network; and in response to the client moving into the secure network by acquiring a secure address for the secure network, notifying the VPN to release the client, wherein the client is able to directly communicate with resources in the secure network without using the VPN.