SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RELIABLE PACKET DATA TRANSPORT IN A COMPUTER NETWORK
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1. A method, at a client computer, for reliably transmitting requests for exchange of messages between a client application running on the client computer and a server application running on a server computer, comprising:
- maintaining a plurality of personality functions;
selecting a path between the client application and the server application;
selecting a first set of personality functions pertinent to one or more communication links of the path, based on the requirements of the one or more communication links and the client application requirements; and
linking the client application with the first set of personality functions.
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Abstract
A system and method for reliably transmitting a request from a client application (50) running on a client system (13) to a server application (52) running on a server system (15) and receiving a reply to the request, in which functions that provide parameters governing the reliable transport mechanism and message forming and parsing services are provided by the application processes to and called from application-layer protocol stacks (58, 60).
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1. A method, at a client computer, for reliably transmitting requests for exchange of messages between a client application running on the client computer and a server application running on a server computer, comprising:
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maintaining a plurality of personality functions; selecting a path between the client application and the server application; selecting a first set of personality functions pertinent to one or more communication links of the path, based on the requirements of the one or more communication links and the client application requirements; and linking the client application with the first set of personality functions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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