US Patent Application 17828871. Multiple Virtual Private Network Active Connection Management simplified abstract

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Multiple Virtual Private Network Active Connection Management

Organization Name

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC==Inventor(s)==

[[Category:Pankaj Kumar Madhukar of Hyderabad (IN)]]

[[Category:Tushar Gupta of Hyderabad (IN)]]

[[Category:Deepti Aggarwal of Delhi (IN)]]

[[Category:Gaurav Kumar of Mohali (IN)]]

Multiple Virtual Private Network Active Connection Management - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17828871 titled 'Multiple Virtual Private Network Active Connection Management

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a computer method for intercepting and forwarding packets in a mobile device to a specific virtual private network (VPN) plugin.

  • The method identifies the appropriate VPN plugin for the packet out of multiple active VPN plugins.
  • The packet is then forwarded to the identified VPN plugin.
  • The packet is transmitted through the VPN tunnel while keeping other VPNs with corresponding plugins active.
  • This enables the mobile device to establish multiple remote VPN connections using just one VPN tunnel.


Original Abstract Submitted

A computer implemented method includes intercepting a packet in a mobile device, the packet having a destination network address. A first virtual private network (VPN) plugin for which the packet is intended is identified out of multiple active VPN plugins. The packet is forwarded to the first VPN plugin. The first packet is forwarded via the VPN tunnel while keeping other VPNs having corresponding other plugins active, enabling multiple remote VPN connections using just one VPN tunnel.

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