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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2004
Richard D. Hill, Kirkland, WA (US);
Stefan R. Batres, Sammamish, WA (US);
Shy Cohen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Michael T. Dice, Redmond, WA (US);
Rodney T. Limprecht, Woodinville, WA (US);
Richard D. Hill, Kirkland, WA (US);
Stefan R. Batres, Sammamish, WA (US);
Shy Cohen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Michael T. Dice, Redmond, WA (US);
Rodney T. Limprecht, Woodinville, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Example embodiments provide for a binding mechanism between RM protocols and request-response transport protocols (e.g., HTTP) in a one-way message exchange pattern. The present invention leverages existing network characteristics of request-response transport protocols without reconfiguration or deployment of new infrastructure services. A request-response transport model is asymmetrical in nature and provides two data-flows; a request flow and a reply flow. When an initiator is not addressable and/or when communication requires a request-response transport, the present invention allows infrastructure and application messages to be sent on the request flow, while acknowledgments and other infrastructure messages may be sent back across the reply flow of the transport.