Patent ID: 8233482
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for disabling an operative coupling to a network, the method comprising: forwarding first data, received for forwarding between a first node in a first network and a second node in a second network, by a network relay via at least one of a first operative coupling to the first network of a first network interface hardware component in the network relay and a second operative coupling to the second network of a second network interface hardware component in the network relay; determining a specified decoupling condition is met while a third enabled operative coupling exists between a third network interface hardware component and the second network, wherein the decoupling condition is based on at least one of the first network, the second network, the first node, the second node, a protocol for at least one of sending and receiving the first data, at least one of an application sending the first data and an application identified as a recipient of the first data, a user identified with the first data, a node in a network path in a route in communicating the first data, a type of at least a portion of the first data, a pattern included in the first data, a value included in the first data, a geospatial location of a node included in communicating the first data, a sender of the first data, a receiver of the first data, a relationship between a sender of the first data and a receiver of the first data; and subsequent to forwarding the first data and in response to determining the decoupling condition is met, disabling the second operative coupling while the first operative coupling remains enabled for receiving second data for forwarding.