Network security server suitable for unified communications network

摘要

A network security server constituted of: a device detection functionality, the device detection functionality arranged to detect devices on a network on an ongoing basis; a state extraction functionality arranged to read the state of each of the detected devices; an abstraction functionality arranged to translate each of the read states to a common abstract format; a state analysis functionality arranged to compare each of the translated read states with a predetermined database of states; and a session control functionality arranged to control communication of each of the detected devices responsive to the comparison with the predetermined database of states.