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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Michael D. Brooks, Southampton, GB;
Alan Hollingshead, Eastleigh, GB;
Julian Horn, Eastleigh, GB;
Philip Wakelin, Eastleigh, GB;
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, computer-implemented method and computer program product manages connections for data communication. A first system initiates a process for establishing a new connection pipe of a socket-based connection between the first system and a second system. The new connection pipe is a replacement for an existing connection pipe. The existing connection pipe is accessed by a respective existing socket at each of the first and second systems. The first system receives acknowledgement from the second system confirming that the replacement connection pipe is established. The replacement connection pipe is accessed by a respective replacement socket at each of the first and second systems. The first system re-associates sessions of the existing socket at the first system to the replacement socket at the first system.