Patent ID: 7353280
Filing Date: 2008-04-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for connecting multiple home-networked client devices to a host system, wherein the host system assigns independent Internet addresses to the home-networked client devices, the system comprising: a home gateway device which includes a communication device to communicate with the host system over a single communication tunnel established between the home gateway device and the host system, wherein the home gateway device includes a network address translation module; and multiple home-networked client devices connected to the home gateway device via a network and that communicate with the host system through the home gateway device over the single communication tunnel, wherein the host system is located at one end of the single communication tunnel and is configured to establish individual communication sessions with the multiple home-networked client devices over the single communication tunnel and to assign independent Internet addresses to each of the multiple home-networked client devices over the single communication tunnel.