Methods, systems, and computer program products for sharing information for detecting an idle TCP connection
US10069945B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/50
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method is provided, comprising causing access to be provided, to a client computer, to code that causes the client computer to operate in accordance with a protocol that is separate from TCP, in order to establish a protocol connection with another server computer, by: receiving a packet, detecting an idle time period parameter field in the packet, identifying metadata in the idle time period parameter field for an idle time period, where, after the idle time period is detected, the second protocol connection is deemed inactive, and creating or modifying, by the client computer and based on the metadata, a timeout attribute associated with the second protocol connection.
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