Patent ID: 8272045
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a second client computer connected to a first network; a server connected to the first network, the server including a first communication module, wherein the first network further includes a communication tunnel established between the first communication module and the second communication module to connect the second client computer to the first client computer through the server, wherein the first network includes a bandwidth limiter to monitor and regulate data flowing between the first client computer and the second client computer, the first network includes a secure policy handler to determine if a connection request from the first client computer is to be granted, the secure policy handler includes a variable timeout condition to terminate the communication tunnel, the timeout condition includes a first idle period for a trusted client and a second idle period for an untrusted client, the first idle period being longer than the second idle period, and the first client computer accesses a remote desktop on the second client computer.