Patent ID: 7085854
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for enabling a virtual network between a first processor and a second processor using at least one additional processor separate from the first and second processors, said method comprising the steps of: determining, at the at least one additional processor, a first virtual address that identifies the first processor in the virtual network; providing the determined first virtual address to the first processor; requesting, from the at least one additional processor, a tunnel between the first processor and the second processor; authenticating, at the at least one additional processor, the request based on the first virtual address; determining, at the at least one additional processor, a second virtual address that identifies the second processor in the virtual network; and providing the second virtual address to the first processor to enable the requested tunnel between the first and second processors, when the at least one additional processor authenticates the request and determines that the first and second processors have indicated a mutual consent for enabling one or more tunnels between the first and second processors.