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MITIGATING CONNECTION IDENTIFIER COLLISIONS IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK

  • US 20120066399A1
  • Filed: 09/10/2010
  • Published: 03/15/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • determining based on a connection identifier in a connection request received at a server from a client, that a previous instance of a connection represented by the connection identifier is in a wait state;

    determining wait state parameters associated with the connection identifier and original connection parameters associated with the previous instance of the connection in the wait state;

    providing an acknowledgement message from the server to the client that comprises the wait state parameters and the original connection parameters;

    receiving, in response to the acknowledgement message, a compliance message at the server from the client that comprises updated wait state parameters and updated connection parameters; and

    establishing, with the client, a new instance of the connection represented by the connection identifier that previously represented the previous instance of the connection based, at least in part, on the updated wait state parameters and the updated connection parameters.

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