System for interconnecting applications across different networks of data processing systems by mapping protocols across different network domains
Patent 5142622 Issued on August 25, 1992. Estimated Expiration Date: August 25, 2009. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
709/227, COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER SESSION/CONNECTION ESTABLISHING703/21, Computer or peripheral device703/25, I/O adapter (e.g., port, controller)709/246, COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER DATA MODIFYING709/249, MULTIPLE NETWORK INTERCONNECTING719/310, MISCELLANEOUS719/319DATA TRANSFER BETWEEN OPERATING SYSTEMS
The system and method of this invention automatically routes a connection between data processing systems in different network domains. As an example, an application running on a data processing system utilizing a network domain such as TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), can automatically make a connection to another data processing system utilizing a different network domain such as SNA (Systems Network Architecture). The connection is automatically performed in the layer containing the communication end point objects. In a preferred embodiment, the connection is automatically performed in the socket layer of the AIX operating system, or in the socket layer of other operating systems based upon the Berkeley version of the UNIX operating system.
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