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MULTI-SERVICE VPN NETWORK CLIENT FOR MOBILE DEVICE HAVING INTEGRATED ACCELERATION

  • US 20120005476A1
  • Filed: 12/14/2010
  • Published: 01/05/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cellular mobile device comprising:

  • a transmitter and receiver to send and receive cellular communications in the form of radio frequency signals;

    a microprocessor;

    an operating system executing on the microprocessor to provide an operating environment of application software;

    a multi-service virtual private network (VPN) client registered with the operating system as a single application, wherein the multi-service network client comprises;

    a VPN handler to establish a VPN connection with a remote VPN security device, wherein the VPN handler encrypts outbound network packets and decrypts inbound network packets to securely tunnel the network packets between the cellular mobile device and the remote VPN security device;

    a data acceleration module that exchanges network packets with the VPN handler and applies at least one acceleration service to the network packets; and

    a VPN control application that provides a unified user interface that allows a user to configure the VPN handler and the data acceleration module.

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