Filtered application-to-application communication
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1. A method for filtered application-to-application communication comprising:
- providing a communication interface to an application;
filtering application data received from a process of said application according to a predetermined policy; and
providing said filtered application data directly to communication hardware.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system that enables filtered application-to-application communication in a server farm in a multi-channel reliable hardware environment (e.g. InfiniBand). The system may also improve the performance of application-to-application communication between servers in the farm. The implementation of multi-channel reliable communication hardware may reduce the number of communication software layers above.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for filtered application-to-application communication comprising:
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providing a communication interface to an application;
filtering application data received from a process of said application according to a predetermined policy; and
providing said filtered application data directly to communication hardware. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for filtered application-to-application communication comprising:
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providing a communication interface to an application;
filtering application data received from a process of said application;
sending an authentication request to an authentication service;
receiving authentication information; and
providing said filtered application data directly to communication hardware. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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15. A system for filtered application-to-application communication comprising:
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multi-channel communication hardware; and
at least one application interface and filter operative to provide filtered data from an application process directly to said multi-channel communication hardware.
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18. A system for filtered application-to-application communication comprising:
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multi-channel communication hardware;
at least one application interface and filter operative to provide filtered data from an application process directly to said multi-channel communication hardware; and
at least one authentication service adapted to determine whether said application process is genuine and/or whether at least one machine participating in said application process is genuine.
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