Patent ID: 6636898
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
Method for managing within a single node a VPN connection in a virtual private network, comprising the steps executed within said single node of:receiving a call at a connection control API, said call including a connection name, said connection name including connection definition; operating said connection control API to create a command and place said command on an input queue for a connection manager; creating a command object; receiving and sending said command object to said connection manager; operating said connection manager to search for said connection name within a list of connections; and, if said connection name is found within said list, passing said command to the current state object of an existing instance of a connection object; and if said connection name is not found within said list, creating, if possible, a new instance of a connection object and passing said command to the current state object of said new instance; else, if not possible, rejecting said command.