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Method for supporting an extensible and dynamically bindable protocol stack in a distrubited process system

  • US 5,826,027 A
  • Filed: 10/11/1995
  • Issued: 10/20/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for providing an extensible and dynamically bindable protocol stack in an application server based on an information exchange between the application server and one of a plurality of client workstations, both the application server and the client workstations initialized with a prescribed set of enabled protocols and associated protocol parameters providing a common transport mechanism, the method comprising:

  • (a) the application server transmitting a request protocol message to one of a plurality client workstations;

    (b) the client workstation responding to the request protocol message with a plurality of client protocol packets specifying one or more additional protocols and associated protocol parameters that are desired by the client workstation for a client workstation application;

    (c) the application server responding to each protocol packet transmitted by the client workstation with a server protocol packet counter-specifying one or more associated protocol parameters; and

    (d) the application server and the client workstation each enabling the additional protocols with the negotiated protocol parameters in preparation for running the client workstation application.

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