Patent ID: 7680102
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for manipulating, via manipulation equipment residing within an access network to the Internet, the transportation of packets between a plurality of remote clients on one side of the access network and a plurality of corporate intranets on another side of the access network, the method comprising the steps of: (a) intercepting network based tunnel (NBT) packets transferred between a plurality of remote clients and a plurality of corporate intranets through a plurality of network based tunnels that carry data traffic between a plurality of remote clients and a plurality of corporate intranets, wherein at least two of the remote clients are in communication with different corporate intranets; (b) parsing an intercepted NBT packet that was directed toward a destination on one side of the access network and retrieving an original packet that is encapsulated within the NBT packet; (c) parsing the original packet; and (d) wherein the original packet is determined to have been targeted toward the manipulation equipment: (e) wherein the step of reconstructing the NBT connection further comprises using a source port number of the received packet coming from the manipulation equipment.