摘要 |
<p>The present invention relates to method and apparatus for relaying remote access from a public network to a local network, e.g., home network. In a method in accordance with the present invention, a first tunnel for VPN (Virtual Private Network) is set up on a public network, e.g., Internet such that its path becomes short thereon as possible as it can, and a second tunnel for VPN is also set up on an individual backbone network built by an ISP (Internet Service Provider) who provides Internet service for a home network. Afterwards, messages between a device on the public network and another device on the home network are relayed therebetween by tunneling on the first and the second tunnel.</p> |