Binding application communication ports to dynamic subsets of network interfaces
US10116515B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/4557
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems receive a request to bind a socket for a computer application to a tag. The tag is mapped to a network address for each of a subset of interfaces. The request identifies the computer application using a port number. The subset of interfaces includes one or more interfaces within the computer and less than all interfaces within the computer. An interface within the subset of interfaces receives a protocol data unit (PDU) including the port number included in the bind request and a destination address. The received PDU is delivered via the socket in response to resolving a mapping between the tag included in the bind request and the destination address of the PDU and further based upon determining the port number included in the bind request was included in the received PDU.
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