Method for supporting an extensible and dynamically bindable protocol stack in a distrubited process system
US5826027A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/24
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for providing an extensible and dynamically bindable protocol stack with parameters in a distributed process system based on using information exchange over a common transport mechanism between an application server and a client workstation. The application server and the client workstation are initialized with a minimum set of enabled protocols, only the basic set required by the common transport mechanism. The workstation requiring service sends a list of required protocols with parameters to the application server together with any optional protocols and enables the required protocols. The server responds by enabling the required and acceptable optional protocols. The server negotiates the arrangement by an acknowledgment that includes any parameter modifications required. Both client and server enable the negotiated set of protocols.
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