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Data center for providing subscriber access to data maintained on an enterprise network

  • US 20030169695A1
  • Filed: 02/12/2003
  • Published: 09/11/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/1999
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A data center providing access to subscriber information maintained on a remote enterprise network, the data center comprising:

  • a data network interface system for interfacing with a first data network;

    a login system including a login server for receiving, via the data network interface system, a request inputted by a subscriber on a remote access device across the first data network to access the subscriber information and for authenticating the subscriber and the remote access device; and

    a service system including a plurality of enterprise gateway servers, each corresponding to a remote access device, for transmitting the request to the remote enterprise network across a second data network to the remote enterprise network and for receiving the requested subscriber information from the remote enterprise network across the second data network;

    wherein the login server dynamically redirects the remote access device to a corresponding enterprise gateway server associated with the enterprise network upon authenticating the subscriber and the remote access device, and the corresponding enterprise gateway server establishes a virtual private network (VPN) connection with the remote enterprise network across the second data network and communicating with the remote enterprise network.

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