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System and method for running multiple incompatible network protocol stacks

  • US 5,485,460 A
  • Filed: 08/19/1994
  • Issued: 01/16/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/19/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for running multiple protocol stacks implementing the same protocol on a network client having a generic interface which is capable of receiving incoming data packets destined for applications running on the client and presenting the data packets to multiple protocol stacks for consumption, comprising the steps of:

  • generating and maintaining a unique identifier for each application that is associated with the multiple protocol stacks of the same type;

    prescanning the incoming data packets received by the generic interface to determine if the incoming data packets contain unique identifiers of any of the applications;

    providing the incoming data packets to the applications associated with the prescanned unique identifiers.

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