Abstract: System and method for managing networks addressed via common network addresses. The system and method facilitate proper routing and processing of network packets within a network data processing environment. The system and method include and involve a router that has an interface for communicating a network packet. The network packet includes a network address. The interface has a unique interface identifier relative to the router. The router is configured to map the network address and the unique interface identifier to a unique network address and to replace the network address in the network packet with the unique network address. The system and method also include and involve a management system that is coupled to the router. The management system is configured to receive the network packet from the router, to map the unique network address in the network packet to a customer and/or usage identifier, and to process the network packet and data contained therein based on the customer/usage identifier.

Abstract: This invention provides a system for transparently mapping user level non-asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) sockets to an ATM virtual channel circuit associated with an operating system of a computer workstation and includes an ATM middleware subsystem for receiving a plurality of ATM extension calls from a non-ATM aware application and translating the plurality of ATM extension calls to a plurality of native ATM API calls. A configuration data base stores translation data for translating the ATM extension calls from the non-ATM application to the native ATM API calls. A WinSocket.TM. application receives the native ATM API calls from the ATM middleware subsystem and responsively generates signals for controlling the operating system according to the contents of the native ATM API calls. The ATM middleware system further generates formatted calls to the operating system from the plurality of ATM extension calls according to preexisting protocols associated with the operating system.