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Method and apparatus for a client connection manager

  • US 9,674,152 B1
  • Filed: 10/31/2007
  • Issued: 06/06/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for establishing a virtual connection from a server through a firewall to a client, the apparatus comprising:

  • the client having a first communications port, and a second communications port, the second communications port coupled to the firewall;

    a client agent having a first communications port, and a second communications port, the first communications port coupled to communicate with the client first communications port;

    a connection manager having a plurality of communications ports, a first one of the plurality of connection manager communications ports coupled to communicate with the client agent'"'"'s second communications port, and a second one of the plurality of connection manager communications ports directly coupled to the firewall to communicate directly from the firewall with the client second communications port;

    the server having a communications port, the server communications port coupled to communicate with a third one of the plurality of connection manager communications ports; and

    wherein the connection manager further comprises a connection table, the connection table having a plurality of entries for each of the connection manager plurality of communications ports, and wherein at least one of the entries is a timestamp representing an earliest time at which an associated connection can be transitioned to a next lower state of activity, the lower state of activity being in sequential order standby, idle, and error.

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