Systems and methods for managing and providing content and services on a network system. Aspects of the invention include location-based determination of network content and services that may be provided to client computers. Other aspects of the invention include authorization and authentication components that determine access rights of client computers. Additional aspects include systems and methods for redirecting client computers to different network content. The disclosed systems and methods may be used in numerous network system applications.

Systems and methods for providing content and services on a network system

Systems and methods for managing a network are described. A view of current state of the network is maintained where the current state of the network characterizes network topology and network constituents, including network entities and network elements residing in or on the network. Events are announced that correspond to changes in the state of the network and one or more network elements can be configured accordingly. Methods for managing network traffic are described that ensure forwarding and other actions taken by network elements implement globally declared network policy and refer to high-level names, independently of network topology and the location of network constituents. Methods for discovering network constituents are described, whereby are automatically configured. Routing may be performed using ACL and packets can be intercepted to permit host to continue in sleep mode. The methods are applicable to virtual environments.

Network operating system for managing and securing networks

Systems, methods, and software for monitoring and controlling a security system for a structure are provided herein. An exemplary method may include receiving sensor data from at least one first peripheral, the sensor data associated with at least one of activity inside and activity outside of a structure; determining a critical event based in part on the sensor data; creating an alert based in part on the critical event; getting user preferences associated with at least one of a user and a base unit; determining a response based in part on the alert and user preferences; and activating at least one of a second peripheral and a service based in part on the response.

Security Monitoring and Control

A system is provided comprising a computer system, a configuration database, and a dynamic network interfaces application that receives a message from a network access component containing a request to authenticate a client device accessing a network service, determines that a policy requires the client device to be associated with a virtual local area network to access the network service, and authenticates the client device for association with the virtual local area network. The dynamic network interfaces application also searches the configuration database for configuration information to provision the virtual local area network, assigns the configuration information to the client device, the network access component, and a firewall component, and sends a reply containing the configuration information to the network access component and the firewall component in response to the request, wherein the configuration information comprises settings to provision the virtual local area network.

Dynamic firewall and dynamic host configuration protocol configuration

Systems and methods of enabling a user host device to communicate on a network. In an embodiment, a system receives a request packet from a user host device. The request packet, such as an ARP request packet, may include a target IP address that corresponds to a static IP address that is different from any IP address associated with the system. In response to receiving the request packet, the system may send a response packet, such as an ARP response packet, with a sender address that corresponds to the static IP address, and with a sender hardware address that corresponds to a hardware address of the system.

System and method for establishing network connection

A network includes a wireless access node which is operable to receive first packets from a plurality of wireless computing devices attempting to access the network. The wireless access node Is configured to associate one of a plurality of identifiers with each of the first packets. The wireless access node is further configured to transmit all first packets received from the wireless computing devices to a gateway on the network. The gateway Is operable to prevent the particular first packet from reaching the second computing device in response to determining that the particular first packet is directed to the second computing device.

Security for mobile devices in a wireless network

A system and method are provided for dynamic network traffic prioritization. The method can include the operation of offering a plurality of network traffic prioritization options to a user on a network. A user selected network traffic prioritization option can be communicated to a network configuration device through the network. Another operation is using the network configuration device to configure a plurality of networking devices dynamically. This can provide network prioritization through the network based on the user's selected network traffic prioritizations.

System and method for dynamic network traffic prioritization

Techniques are described for detecting use of a network access node by multiple users to gain access to a network. Packets are receive from a network device in communication with the network access node (202). The packets are evaluated with reference to a plurality metrics (208 A-E). Each of the metrics is independently representative of an estimated number of user devices from which the packets originate (210).

Detection of multiple users of a network access node

Methods and apparatus are described for monitoring and configuring home networks for a variety of purposes such as, for example, facilitating secure communications between the home network and a remote network, and facilitating provision of a service by a service provider such as, for example, a cellular carrier.

Brett Thomas Molen

Papers

Security for mobile devices in a wireless network

System and method for dynamic network traffic prioritization

Detection of multiple users of a network access node

Monitoring and reporting policy compliance of home networks