SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALIZATION BASED ON INTERNET TERMINAL LOCATION

摘要

Methods and systems for providing sourcing Internet access requests from ISP subscribers serviced by a gateway not physically located near the subscribers. As the localization needs of all subscribers are not necessarily the same, the gateway determines an appropriate source IP address to use to ensure that the IP protocol localization features work efficiently. In addition, the gateway can help enforce rules related to the governing law of the geographic area of the subscriber and/or rules based on the content providers licensing. Through determination of the context of a request, the gateway may also determine whether localized sourcing of a request is necessary based on the type of content being requested.

主权项

1. A context-aware gateway, comprising;
one or more IP address ranges available for use by the context-aware gateway; a subscriber interface module communicatively coupled to receive requests from a plurality of subscribers serviced by the context-aware gateway; a subscriber management module communicatively coupled to the subscriber interface module, the subscriber management module maintaining an association list and one or more geographic area-specific policies; a DPI module communicatively coupled to the subscriber management module and the subscriber interface module; and a virtual DNS module communicatively coupled to the DPI module, the virtual DNS module including a plurality of virtual DNS servers; wherein the context-aware gateway services at least one subscriber that is located in a different geographic area than the context-aware gateway.