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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1997
David M. Brownell, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Pavani Diwanji, Stanford, CA (US);
Neguine Navab, Mountain View, CA (US);
Peter Vanderbilt, Mountain View, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing connections between objects in a distributed object system includes a method and apparatus for terminating connections between objects. In one aspect, the method for terminating a connection, a connection end message is sent from a server to a client indicating to the client that the server will no longer accept requests before the connection is terminated. Preferably a connection end code is included with the connection end message. In another aspect, the invention includes a method for making connections between objects are formed by intelligently closing existing connections that meet the criteria of being established and across which no unfulfilled requests or unforwarded replies are pending. If several connections meet these criteria, the oldest unused connection is terminated. The methods and apparatus described provide for the creation and termination of connections efficiently and robustly by allowing the controlled shut down of connections between clients and servers without invoking an error state.