Method and apparatus for controlling the flow of data across a network interface

BB Elliott - US Patent 8,122,242, 2012 - Google Patents
The present invention performs “flow control” based on the remaining encryption capacity of
an encrypted outbound network interface link of a network routing device, such as a router or …

Method and apparatus for controlling the flow of data across a network interface

BB Elliott - US Patent 7,441,267, 2008 - Google Patents
Network Management router or switch. As the encrypted link begins to run low on encryption
key material, this invention begins to discard data grams queued for transit across that link …

Method and apparatus for routing data traffic in a cryptographically-protected network

BB Elliott - US Patent 7,392,378, 2008 - Google Patents
The present invention is useful for routing data traffic in data communications networks
where some or all of the network interface links are protected by cryptographic techniques …

Scheme for determining transport level information in the presence of IP security encryption

R Koodli, S Sengodan - US Patent 7,000,120, 2006 - Google Patents
Kraus, LLP (57) ABSTRACT A method and apparatus which permits access, by interme
diate nodes between Source and destination nodes, to Selected information Such as …

System for securing the flow of and selectively modifying packets in a computer network

G Shwed, S Kramer, N Zuk, G Dogon… - US Patent …, 1998 - Google Patents
The present invention discloses a novel system for control ling the inbound and outbound
data packet? ow in a com puter network. By controlling the packet How in a computer …

Method and system for providing end-to-end security solutions to aid protocol acceleration over networks using selective layer encryption

K Ragireddy, C Roper, W Uhlig - US Patent 7,360,083, 2008 - Google Patents
The present invention is a method, system, and computer program that provides secure
network communication over a network between a first and a second entity wherein data …

Transferring encrypted packets over a public network

AJ Kirby, JA Kraemer, AP Nadkarni - US Patent 5,898,784, 1999 - Google Patents
The invention features receiving encrypted network packets Sent over a network at a
network interface computer, and passing the encrypted network packets to a computer on an …

Arrangement in an IP node for preserving security-based sequences by ordering IP packets according to quality of service requirements prior to encryption

JB Duffie III, TM Hannock, SR Ochmanski - US Patent 7,389,357, 2008 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A router has at least one outbound interface configured for establishing
multiple IP-based secure connections (ie, tun nels) with respective destinations based on …

System and method for encryption rekeying

P Alexander, J Sansing - US Patent App. 12/925,080, 2011 - Google Patents
Disclosed is a system and method for maintaining a secure, encrypted networking session
across a communications network by dynamically replacing encryption keys during the …

Method and apparatus for prioritizing encrypted traffic at an intermediate node in a communications network

LT Christensen, JT Vikberg, T Nylander… - US Patent …, 2009 - Google Patents
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for prioritizing encrypted traffic at an
intermediate node within a communications network. The present invention provides a …