Ghulam M Memon

US Patent:

20110202652, Aug 18, 2011

Filed:

Oct 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/998389

Inventors:

Ghulam Muhammad Memon - Eugene OR, US
Yang Guo - Princeton Junction NJ, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709224

Abstract:

A method and apparatus are described including determining if a received message is from a monitored peer, forwarding the received message to a coordinator responsive to said determination, determining if the received message is a request message, opening a port for the peer responsive to the second determination, forwarding the request message to a monitored peer via the opened port and forwarding a response message to the monitored peer responsive to the second determination.

US Patent:

20120311073, Dec 6, 2012

Filed:

Jun 6, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/154082

Inventors:

Matteo Varvello - Port Monmouth NJ, US
Ghulam Memon - Eugene OR, US
Ivica Rimac - Remseck, DE

Assignee:

Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. - Murray Hill NJ

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709217

Abstract:

Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: receiving a request message, the request message including a pointer; determining whether the network node is associated with the pointer; and if the network node is associated with the pointer: determining a label associated with the pointer, modifying the request message to produce a modified message, the modified message including the label, and transmitting the modified message to at least one other network node. Various embodiments additionally or alternatively relate a method and related network node including one or more of the following receiving a publish message, wherein the publish message includes a pointer; generating a label to be associated with the pointer; modifying the publish message to produce a modified message, wherein the modified message includes the label; and transmitting the modified message to at least one other network node.