METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING NETWORK MANAGEMENT TRAFFIC OVER A NETWORK
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A first waveguide system comprising:
- a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;
receiving network management data associated with a communication device; and
transmitting, to a second waveguide system, electromagnetic waves to a physical interface of a transmission medium that propagate along an outer surface of the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic waves convey the network management data without conveying data traffic associated with the communication device, and wherein the transmitting the electromagnetic waves is over a virtual private network connection associated with the communication device and is responsive to a request from a management server for an out of band link with the communication device.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining whether communications are encrypted, determining a communication type for the communications according to sensitivity criteria, encrypting the communications according to the communication type to generate encrypted communications, and transmitting to a second network device the encrypted communications. Other embodiments are disclosed.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A first waveguide system comprising:
-
a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; receiving network management data associated with a communication device; and transmitting, to a second waveguide system, electromagnetic waves to a physical interface of a transmission medium that propagate along an outer surface of the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic waves convey the network management data without conveying data traffic associated with the communication device, and wherein the transmitting the electromagnetic waves is over a virtual private network connection associated with the communication device and is responsive to a request from a management server for an out of band link with the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
10. A method comprising:
-
receiving, by a first network device, network management data associated with a communication device; receiving, by the first network device from a second network device, authentication information associated with the second network device; authenticating, by the first network device, the second network device according to an authentication protocol based on the authentication information; and responsive to the authenticating, transmitting, to the second network device, the network management data without conveying data traffic associated with the communication device, wherein the transmitting the network management data is over a virtual private network connection associated with the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a processor of a network server cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
-
receiving, from a management server, a request for an out of band link with a communication device; and transmitting, to the network server, a port identification for a port of the network server associated with a virtual private network connection for the communication device to facilitate establishing communications with the communication device via the virtual private network connection according to the port identification, wherein network management data is transmitted to the communication device via the virtual private network connection without transmitting or receiving data traffic via the virtual private network connection, wherein the data traffic is data traffic initiated by or directed to the communication device and is transmitted over another connection that is different from the virtual private network connection. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification