Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing – Computer network access regulating
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-26
2007-06-26
Najjar, Saleh (Department: 2155)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
Computer network access regulating
C709S227000, C709S229000, C709S217000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10038982
ABSTRACT:
A network includes a service selection gateway that receives information from a network user having a network locator address in order to establish a communications session and an identity of the network user. A client service gateway can receive a request from the network user upon establishment of the communications session. In response to the request, the client service gateway determines if there is an association in a local memory for the network locator address and an identity of the network user, obtains additional information associated with the network user, and processes the request according to the additional information. If an association is not stored in the local memory, the client service gateway sends a query for the identity of the network user to the service selection gateway.
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Albert Mark
Batz Robert M.
Housel Barron C.
O'Rourke Chris
Pruss Richard M.
Baker & Botts L.L.P.
Cisco Technology Inc.
Najjar Saleh
Wang Liang-che
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