Interface method and system for accessing inner layers of a network protocol
US6845397B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/326
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of performing network communications includes receiving a datagram for transmitting information over a network, selecting a layer in a network protocol stack to establish communication over the network using an inner layer application programming interface (IL API), establishing an inner layer socket at the selected network layer using the IL API without accessing other layers in the layered network protocol stack, and transmitting the datagram packet over the selected layer using the inner layer socket.
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