System and method for distributing information in a network environment
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1. A method comprising:
- intercepting, by an identity broker, an authorization, authentication, and accounting (AAA) flow associated with a user;
identifying an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the user from the AAA flow;
forwarding the AAA flow to an AAA server;
correlating profile information corresponding to the user to the IP address; and
providing the profile information to a network element to allow the network element to process communication traffic according to the profile information.
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Abstract
A method for distributing information in a network environment is provided that includes receiving one or more packets from a communication flow initiated by an end user and selectively communicating information associated with the communication flow to a network element so that the network element may correlate a source with the communication flow.
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1. A method comprising:
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intercepting, by an identity broker, an authorization, authentication, and accounting (AAA) flow associated with a user; identifying an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the user from the AAA flow; forwarding the AAA flow to an AAA server; correlating profile information corresponding to the user to the IP address; and providing the profile information to a network element to allow the network element to process communication traffic according to the profile information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
an identity broker operable to; intercept an authorization, authentication, and accounting (AAA) flow associated with a user; identify an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the user from the AAA flow; forward the AAA flow to an AAA server; correlate profile information corresponding to the user to the IP address; and provide the profile information to a network element to allow the network element to process communication traffic according to the profile information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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