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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2008
Dmitry A. Anipko, Bellevue, WA (US);
Deepak Bansal, Redmond, WA (US);
Aaron J. Schrader, Redmond, WA (US);
Benjamin M. Schultz, Kirkland, WA (US);
Rajesh Sundaram, Redmond, WA (US);
David G. Thaler, Redmond, WA (US);
Dmitry A. Anipko, Bellevue, WA (US);
Deepak Bansal, Redmond, WA (US);
Aaron J. Schrader, Redmond, WA (US);
Benjamin M. Schultz, Kirkland, WA (US);
Rajesh Sundaram, Redmond, WA (US);
David G. Thaler, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are a connectivity platform that allows for proprietary connectivity modules to plug into the operating system and also allows the operating system users and various existing networking applications in the operating system that are authorized by those providers to use that connectivity via existing APIs without the need for the applications to change or for extra configuration of the application to be performed. In an example disclosed herein, the providers provide NAT or firewall traversal and implement the appropriate transport mechanism. This allows for applications and computing devices to communicate in environments where connectivity is prevented by intermediate systems.