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Control of communication session attributes in network employing firewall protection

  • US 20070156911A1
  • Filed: 12/30/2005
  • Published: 07/05/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling an attribute associated with a communication session in a data communication network, comprising the steps of:

  • monitoring at a first computing device the attribute associated with the communication session, wherein the first computing device functionally serves as a centralized controller;

    determining at the first computing device which computing devices in the data communication network are to be made aware of the monitored attribute, wherein at least one of the computing devices to be made aware of the monitored attribute comprises a firewall; and

    sending a message from the first computing device to each computing device identified in the determining step.

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