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Sub-application layer data transfer in a network comprising a layered architecture

US7325070B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 26, 2002
Grant dateJan 29, 2008
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Expiry dateJun 6, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/22
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a system and a method for splicing network connections. In one embodiment, the method maintains first and second connections with first and second network nodes respectively; and selectively splices the first and second nodes based on application header information associated with inbound data packets received from the first node in reply to a request from the second node.

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