METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NETWORK-BASED COLLABORATION
First Claim
1. A method of performing a collaboration session in a network, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a server-terminal as a data source for the collaboration session;
providing a plurality of client-terminals, each client-terminal providing a user with an access point for participating in the collaboration session; and
providing two or more application gateways, each application gateway configured to relay data between network components during the collaboration session;
wherein the server-terminal is provided with a server application gateway to which it transmits data during the collaboration session, the server application gateway determined according to the server-terminal location; and
each client-terminal is provided with a client application gateway from which it receives data during the collaboration session, each client application gateway determined according to the client-terminal location.
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Abstract
A method and system for establishing a network-based collaboration is described. The method involves the provision of a server-terminal as a data source for the collaboration session, a plurality of client-terminals to allow a user access for participating in the collaboration session and one or more application gateways, the application gateways being configured to relay data between network components during the collaboration session. Both the server-terminal and the client-terminals are allocated an application gateway to which it transmits/and receives data during the collaboration session, the allocation of the application gateways being determined by the location of the server-terminal and client terminals within the network. Also described is a method of data path optimisation for the application gateways employed within the network-based collaboration. A particular application of the present invention is found within the field of Wide Area Network (WAN)-based collaborations.
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71 Claims
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1. A method of performing a collaboration session in a network, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a server-terminal as a data source for the collaboration session; providing a plurality of client-terminals, each client-terminal providing a user with an access point for participating in the collaboration session; and providing two or more application gateways, each application gateway configured to relay data between network components during the collaboration session; wherein the server-terminal is provided with a server application gateway to which it transmits data during the collaboration session, the server application gateway determined according to the server-terminal location; and each client-terminal is provided with a client application gateway from which it receives data during the collaboration session, each client application gateway determined according to the client-terminal location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 70)
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44. A network system for hosting a collaboration session the system comprising:
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a server-terminal providing a source for data in the collaboration session; a plurality of client-terminals, each providing a user with an access point for participating in a collaboration session; and two or more application gateways each application gateway configured to relay data between network components during a collaboration session; wherein the server-terminal is provided with a server application gateway to which it transmits data during the collaboration session, the server application gateway determined according to the server-terminal location; and each client-terminal is provided with a client application gateway from which it receives data during the collaboration session, each client application gateway determined according to the client-terminal location. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54-69. -69. (canceled)
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71. (canceled)
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