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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2006
Matt D. Knapik, Telford, PA (US);
Thomas J. Doblmaier, North Wales, PA (US);
Stefan A. Seniuk, Willow Grove, PA (US);
Matt D. Knapik, Telford, PA (US);
Thomas J. Doblmaier, North Wales, PA (US);
Stefan A. Seniuk, Willow Grove, PA (US);
General Instrument Corporation, Horsham, PA (US);
Abstract
A method and an apparatus are provided for improving or optimizing the frequency at which the keep-alive messages are exchanged between a network device (e.g., network server) and a remote device (e.g., a PC) behind a router or gateway. By improving or optimizing the frequency at which these messages are exchanged, the amount of network bandwidth that is consumed as a result of the exchange of keep-alive messages can be reduced. This allows a network device to remotely access a remote device in a very efficient manner in terms of the number of keep-alive messages that are generated and processed and in terms of bandwidth consumption.