Internet protocol assists using multi-path channel protocol

Details Internet protocol assists using multi-path channel protocol Internet protocol assists using multi-path channel protocol

1997-08-29

2000-07-04

Pham, Chi H.

Multiplex communications

Diagnostic testing

Determination of communication parameters

370254, 370401, H04L 1246

Patent

active

060848596

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for allowing any initiating host to establish communications with any receiving host in a computing network using a Multi-path channel communication protocol. The computing environment also having a gateway device that is electronically connected from one end to at least one initiating host and at the other end to at least one local area network through which a plurality of hosts are connected to the gateway device. The apparatus comprises a special function table for storing all possibly available functions that can be provided for all available commercial communication platforms as well as a memory location accessible by said gateway device for storing said special function table. Determining means then will obtain a list of all supported functions provided by said particularly associated communication platform and through the use of a comparison component provides information about all supported functions in the same special function table. All supported functions are then checked by a monitoring component to modify the function table in case of additions or deletions. In this manner any host can obtain an updated list of all available and supported functions at any time and even select an option from the list if desired.

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