Inter-processor communication method and apparatus for mobile communication system
First Claim
1. An inter-processor communication method for a mobile communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving a message transmission request from a user, said request including a message and a destination address of said message;
(b) determining whether any one of currently existing sockets, whose file descriptors are stored in a socket management database, is connected to said destination address; and
(c) sending a connection request to a connection manager in order to be connected to a TCP (transmission control protocol) layer, if it is determined in the step (b) that none of said existing sockets are connected to said destination address.
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Abstract
An inter-processor communication method and apparatus for a mobile communication system are disclosed. Initially, a transmitting module receives a message transmission request from a connectionless-oriented user. The request includes a message and a destination address of the message. Next, the module determines whether any one of currently existing sockets, whose file descriptors are stored in a socket management database, is connected to the destination address. Finally, the module sends a connection request to a connection manager in order to be connected to a TCP layer if none of the existing sockets are connected to the destination address. As a result, a connectionless-oriented user is able to send/receive a message to/from another user using a transmission control protocol that provides connection-oriented data transmission services.
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14 Claims
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1. An inter-processor communication method for a mobile communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a message transmission request from a user, said request including a message and a destination address of said message;
(b) determining whether any one of currently existing sockets, whose file descriptors are stored in a socket management database, is connected to said destination address; and
(c) sending a connection request to a connection manager in order to be connected to a TCP (transmission control protocol) layer, if it is determined in the step (b) that none of said existing sockets are connected to said destination address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An inter-processor communication apparatus for a mobile communication system, the apparatus comprising:
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a socket management database storing file descriptors of currently existing sockets;
a message-transmitting module receiving a message transmission request from a user, said request including a message and a destination address of said message, said module further sending a connection request in order to be connected to a TCP (transmission control protocol) layer if none of said existing sockets are connected to said destination address; and
a connection manager creating a new socket connected to said destination address and attempting to connect said module with said TCP layer after receiving said connection request from said module. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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