Communication socket migration among different devices
US6920501B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A socket migration architecture for migrating a communication socket among host devices comprises a plurality of migrateable sockets each operating in conjunction with one of a plurality of applications on a plurality of host devices. Each of the applications may utilize a respective migrateable socket to establish peer-to-peer communications with at least one other application. Upon establishment of such communications, the migrateable sockets may form an association link between migrateable sockets operating on different host devices. When a first application and respective first migrateable socket are migrated from a first host device to a second host device, at least one association link established prior to the migration may be used to re-established peer-to-peer communications as part of the migration event.
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