INSTANT MESSAGING VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS
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1. An apparatus operable to:
- receive a virtual private network (VPN) establishment request communicated over an instant messenger protocol;
negotiate a communication tunnel in response to receiving the VPN establishment request; and
receive a datagram through the communication tunnel.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an apparatus may receive a virtual private network (VPN) establishment request communicated over an instant messenger protocol. The apparatus may negotiate a communication tunnel in response to receiving the VPN establishment request and receive a datagram through the communication tunnel.
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27 Claims
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1. An apparatus operable to:
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receive a virtual private network (VPN) establishment request communicated over an instant messenger protocol; negotiate a communication tunnel in response to receiving the VPN establishment request; and receive a datagram through the communication tunnel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:
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communicate a virtual private network (VPN) establishment request over an instant messaging protocol; negotiate a communication tunnel after the VPN establishment request is received; and communicate a datagram through the communication tunnel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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communicating a virtual private network (VPN) establishment request over an instant messaging protocol; negotiating a communication tunnel ending after the VPN establishment request is received; and communicating a datagram through the communication tunnel. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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