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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2000
James W. Edwards, Portland, OR (US);
Ylian Saint-hilaire, Hillsboro, OR (US);
John W. Richardson, Portland, OR (US);
James W. Edwards, Portland, OR (US);
Ylian Saint-Hilaire, Hillsboro, OR (US);
John W. Richardson, Portland, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A communication system includes a first endpoint located behind a first connectivity barrier, such as a firewall or a consumer gateway, and a second endpoint. A service is arranged to respond to a request from the first endpoint to establish communications with the second endpoint by assigning a server to handle a session between the first endpoint and the service. A session initiated by the second endpoint is established with the service if the second endpoint is located behind a second connectivity barrier. If the second endpoint is not located behind a connectivity barrier, a transport level communications connection can be established with the second endpoint. In some cases, the service can instruct the first endpoint to establish a direct session with the second endpoint.