Multiple connection management system
US7191260B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 15, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/102
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus, program product and method for managing a number of physical connections to a peripheral device. A multipath driver provides a logical connection interface to a client. This interface allows the client to efficiently access the peripheral device over one or more of the physical connections. In so doing, the logical connection interface associates connections with a primary connection, deletes inactive connections from memory, as well as updates and uses a list of active connections to seamlessly route data to the peripheral device.
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