Patent ID: 9025599
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing Internet access to a computer via a first one of a plurality of network access nodes in a network using one or more globally unique IP addresses, the method comprising: associating a first local IP address with the computer while the computer is connected to the first network access node thereby providing the computer with access to the network, wherein the first local IP address is one of a plurality of local IP addresses used on the network; monitoring transmissions received from the first network access node to determine when the first computer requests an Internet transaction; when determining that the computer has requested the Internet transaction, associating a first one of the globally unique IP addresses with the first local IP address thereby allowing the computer to conduct the Internet transaction, wherein the computer has an internal IP address and associating the first local IP address with the computer comprises translating the internal IP address of the computer to the first local IP address; and disassociating the first globally unique IP address from the first local IP address after termination of the Internet transaction, the first globally unique IP address then being available for association with any of the local IP addresses used on the network.