Aggregating connection maintenance to optimize resource consumption
US8099505B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 26, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/5019
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Combining network connection maintenance operations that use a resource to extend battery life. Each of the network connections has a timer and a defined tolerance for early connection maintenance. After receiving notification of an event, the network connections are accessed to identify the connections for which a maintenance operation may be performed early based on the timer and the tolerance. In an embodiment, the maintenance operation includes sending a transmission control protocol (TCP) keep-alive packet on the connection.
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