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Method and apparatus for reducing overhead on a proxied connection

US7451193B1 · kind B1 · utility

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21Claims
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Filing dateJul 17, 2003
Grant dateNov 11, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 20, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2001/0092
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of communicating data between a client and a server includes initiating a participating application for transmitting packets between a client and a server. The participating application participates in a transport protocol. The method also includes initiating a non-participating application for transmitting packets between the client and the server. The non-participating application does not participate in the transport protocol. Additionally, the method includes determining whether to transmit a packet from the client to the server using the participating application or the non-participating application.

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