IP Library Granted Patent US 9,258,308
Granted Patent B1
US 9,258,308 · App. 14/451,370 · Granted Feb 9, 2016

Point to multi-point connections

Inventor: David Van (Somerset, NJ)
Assignee: Xceedium, Inc.
H04L63/10H04L67/141
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Patent No.
US 9,258,308
App. No.
14/451,370
Granted
Feb 9, 2016
Kind
B1
Abstract

Communicating with a plurality of networks is disclosed. One or more credentials is provided to a first gatekeeper of a first network. One or more credentials is provided to a second gatekeeper of a second network. A session is maintained with the first gatekeeper. A second session is simultaneously maintained with the second gatekeeper.

Claims (40)

1. A system, comprising:

a set of one or more processors configured to, using a set of one or more interfaces:

transmit a first set of credentials to a first gatekeeper of a first network;

transmit a second set of credentials to a second gatekeeper of a second network;

maintain a first session with the first gatekeeper;

concurrently maintain a second session with the second gatekeeper;

receive an indication of an attempt to transfer information from the first network to the second network; and

in response to receiving the indication, use the concurrently maintained first and second sessions with the respective first and second gatekeepers to transfer the information from the first network to the second network; and

a memory coupled to the set of one or more processors and configured to provide the set of one or more processors with instructions.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the first network and second network are disjoint.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the set of one or processors is further configured to facilitate communication with a node associated with the first gatekeeper while maintaining a session with the second gatekeeper.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the set of one or processors is further configured to facilitate communication with a node associated with the second gatekeeper while maintaining a session with the first gatekeeper.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the set of one or processors is further configured to facilitate communication with a first node associated with the first gatekeeper and a second node associated with the second gatekeeper at approximately the same time.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the set of one or more processors is further configured to obtain an abstracted view of the first and second networks.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the set of one or processors is further configured to port forward a localhost port.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the set of one or processors is further configured to port forward a localhost port to the first gatekeeper.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the set of one or processors is further configured to port forward a port on the first gatekeeper to a resource on the first network.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the set of one or processors is further configured to facilitate a cross platform communication.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the set of one or processors is further configured to facilitate making a cross protocol communication.

12. A method, including:

transmitting, via a set of one or more interfaces, a first set of credentials to a first gatekeeper of a first network;

transmitting a second set of credentials to a second gatekeeper of a second network;

maintaining, using a set of one or more processors, a first session with the first gatekeeper;

concurrently maintaining a second session with the second gatekeeper;

receiving an indication of an attempt to transfer information from the first network to the second network; and

in response to receiving the indication, using the concurrently maintained first and second sessions with the respective first and second gatekeepers to transfer the information from the first network to the second network.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the first network and second network are disjoint.

14. The method of claim 12 further comprising communicating with a node associated with the first gatekeeper while maintaining a session with the second gatekeeper.

15. The method of claim 12 further comprising communicating with a node associated with the second gatekeeper while maintaining a session with the first gatekeeper.

16. The method of claim 12 further comprising communicating with a first node associated with the first gatekeeper and a second node associated with the second gatekeeper at approximately the same time.

17. The method of claim 12 further comprising obtaining an abstracted view of the first and second networks.

18. The method of claim 12 further comprising port forwarding a localhost port.

19. A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

transmitting, via a set of one or more interfaces, a first set of credentials to a first gatekeeper of a first network;

transmitting a second set of credentials to a second gatekeeper of a second network;

maintaining, using a set of one or more processors, a first session with the first gatekeeper; and

concurrently maintaining a second session with the second gatekeeper;

receiving an indication of an attempt to transfer information from the first network to the second network; and

in response to receiving the indication, using the concurrently maintained first and second sessions with the respective first and second gatekeepers to transfer the information from the first network to the second network.

20. The computer program product of claim 19 , the computer program product further comprising computer instructions for communicating with a node associated with the first gatekeeper while maintaining a session with the second gatekeeper.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2016
From: XCEEDIUM, INC.
To: CA, INC.
Reel/Frame 037830/0705 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2015
From: VAN, DAVID
To: XCEEDIUM, INC.
Reel/Frame 036276/0789 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2015
From: XCEEDIUM, INC.
To: HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FINANCE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035750/0371 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 11786969 · Apr 13, 2007
Provisional Application 60792160 · Apr 13, 2006
Provisional Application 60857659 · Nov 7, 2006