US Patent 8479266 Network assignment appeal architecture and process

A system is provided that comprises a computer system, a database, and an application that, when executed on the computer system, receives a message containing notification that an unauthorized communication from a client device has been attempted, searches the database for policies associated with a network resource invoked by the unauthorized communication, and determines authorization for association with policies permitting the client device access to the network resource. The system terminates the client device association with a first virtual local area network and sends a reply to a virtual local area network access device and a gateway device containing information to one of modify and replace a virtual local area network interface associated with the first virtual local area network on each component to provision a second virtual local area network. The system also activates association with the second virtual local area network providing access to the network resource.