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Method and node for employing network connections over a connectionless transport layer protocol

  • US 9,049,144 B2
  • Filed: 06/09/2014
  • Issued: 06/02/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of establishing a network connection via a connectionless transport layer communication protocol, the method comprising:

  • exchanging a plurality of data packets between a first node of a network and a second node of the network, wherein each of the data packets comprises a header and a payload formatted according to the connectionless protocol, wherein the connectionless protocol payload of each of the data packets comprises a separate header comprising a first port indicator for the first node and a second port indicator for the second node, and wherein the separate header of at least one of the data packets comprises an indication to establish a connection between the first node and the second node; and

    at the first node and the second node, in response to exchanging the data packets, establishing the connection between the first node and the second node, wherein the first port indicator and the second port indicator are associated with the established connection.

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