Communication method and apparatus

Details Communication method and apparatus Communication method and apparatus

2004-07-29

2011-10-25

Moe, Aung S (Department: 2474)

Multiplex communications

Data flow congestion prevention or control

Flow control of data transmission through a network

C370S259000, C370S351000, C370S389000, C370S392000, C709S229000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08045466

ABSTRACT:
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of sending, from a processing system, a message to a destination identified in the message, the destination being one of a plurality of destinations, the message being sent via an intermediate module, each of the processing system and the destinations being connected to the intermediate module by individual point-to-point connections, comprising: resolving the address of the destination identified in the message; sending the message and the resolved address across the connection to the intermediate module; and at the intermediate module, receiving the message and resolved address, selecting, based on the resolved address, through which of the point-to-point connections the message should be sent; and sending the message through the selected connection.

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