Patent ID: 6584083
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
A communication method for transmitting information, said information comprising a plurality of packets, each of said packets comprising data and a header, in a system comprising a client, selected from a plurality of potential clients;a server, selected from a plurality of potential servers; a first gateway, connected to said client by a first telecommunications link; a second gateway, connected to said server by a second telecommunications link; a third telecommunications link connecting said first gateway to said second gateway, said method comprising: intercepting a transport connection attempt with said server, said transport connection attempt initiated by said client; establishing a transport connection between said first gateway and said second gateway over said third telecommunications link; converting a flow of information from a first transport protocol into a second transport protocol at the first gateway for transmission over the third telecommunications link; converting the flow of information from the second transport protocol into the first transport protocol at the second gateway for transmission over the second telecommunications link; wherein said first and second gateways are each adapted for converting the flow of information from the first transport protocol into the second transport protocol, and also from the second transport protocol into the first transport protocol; and wherein said converting at the first gateway occurs transparently to said client.