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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2012
Pramod A. Bhandiwad, Bangalore, IN;
Prashanto Dey, Hojai, IN;
Sivakumar Krishnasamy, Dharmapuri, IN;
Niranjan Srinivasan, Bangalore, IN;
Pramod A. Bhandiwad, Bangalore, IN;
Prashanto Dey, Hojai, IN;
Sivakumar Krishnasamy, Dharmapuri, IN;
Niranjan Srinivasan, Bangalore, IN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for sharing a transmission control protocol (TCP) port by a plurality of applications are provided. Embodiments include receiving, by a transmission controller from a client, a first TCP packet that includes an indication of a new TCP connection for a TCP port; determining, by the transmission controller, an origination of the first TCP packet; identifying, by the transmission controller, a TCP sequence number range associated with the determined origination; selecting, by the transmission controller, an initial sequence number (ISN) within the identified TCP sequence number range; and sending, by the transmission controller to the client, a second TCP packet that includes the selected ISN.