Multiple network connections
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1. A method comprising:
- establishing a connection of a first type to a network;
receiving a request for a connection of the first type;
registering a virtual connection as a response to receiving said request;
receiving a request for establishing a connection of a second type through the virtual connection;
associating the virtual connection with the connection of the first type; and
establishing the connection of the second type through the connection of the first type.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method, an apparatus, and a computer program for supporting multiple connections to a network or a plurality of networks. Support for multiple connections is enabled by establishing a connection of a first type to a network, receiving a request for a connection of the first type, registering a virtual connection as a response to receiving said request, receiving a request for establishing a connection of a second type through the virtual connection, associating the virtual connection with the connection of the first type, and establishing the connection of the second type through the connection of the first type.
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29 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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establishing a connection of a first type to a network; receiving a request for a connection of the first type; registering a virtual connection as a response to receiving said request; receiving a request for establishing a connection of a second type through the virtual connection; associating the virtual connection with the connection of the first type; and establishing the connection of the second type through the connection of the first type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a communication interface unit configured to operate at least one communication connection; a processing unit configured to; establish through the communication interface unit a connection of a first type to a network; receive a request for a connection of the first type; register a virtual connection as a response to receiving said request; receive a request for establishing a connection of a second type through the virtual connection; associate the virtual connection with the connection of the first type; and establish the connection of the second type through the connection of the first type. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer program product stored on a computer-readable medium, the computer program comprising program code operable to be loaded into the memory of and executed on a computing apparatus, the program code having been configured to enable, when executed, the computing apparatus to:
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establish a connection of a first type to a network;
receive a request for a connection of the first type;register a virtual connection as a response to receiving said request; receive a request for establishing a connection of a second type through the virtual connection; associate the virtual connection with the connection of the first type; and establish the connection of the second type through the connection of the first type.
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29. An apparatus comprising:
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means for establishing a connection of a first type to a network; means for receiving a request for a connection of the first type; means for registering a virtual connection as a response to receiving said request; means for receiving a request for establishing a connection of a second type through the virtual connection; means for associating the virtual connection with the connection of the first type; and means for establishing the connection of the second type through the connection of the first type.
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