Method and apparatus for improving the operation of an application layer proxy
Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000
United States of America Patent
Stats
-
N/A
Issued Date -
Jun 20, 2002
app pub date -
Mar 15, 2001
filing date -
Mar 15, 2001
priority date (Note) -
Abandoned
status (Latency Note)
Importance
Abstract
An apparatus and method for improving the operation of an application layer proxy by minimizing sources of delay in moving data from one TCP/IP connection to the other are provided. The apparatus and method improve the operation of the application layer proxy by performing the movement of data packets from one TCP/IP connection to the other in the kernel of the application layer proxy. The movement of data packets is performed by moving address pointers to the data packets from a first TCP/IP connection receive buffer to a send buffer of a second TCP/IP connection. In this way, the context switching required by the prior art is eliminated and traversal of the TCP/IP stack is not necessary. Furthermore, two separate TCP connections are maintained and thus, the features used for the connections are not limited by the features supported by the end points. Features supported by the application layer proxy may be used in the TCP connections.
First Claim
Family
International Classification(s)
Cited Art Landscape
Patent Citation Ranking
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Recipient Email Address
Recipient Email Address
Comment
Recipient Email Address
Add to Portfolio(s)
To add this patent to one, or more, of your portfolios, simply click the add button.
This Patent is in these Portfolios:
Add to additional portfolios:
Last Refreshed On:
Changes done successfully