Patent ID: 8626879
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method executable by a mediation server to facilitate sharing of network addresses between a client and a server, the method comprising: initially establishing a persistent connection between the mediation server and the server; maintaining the persistent connection as an active connection even when no data is being transferred between the mediation server and the server; after the persistent connection between the mediation server and the server has been established, receiving a request for a connection to the server from the client at the mediation server, wherein the request comprises first connection information comprising at least one client network address associated with the client; sending the first connection information from the mediation server to the server via the persistent connection that was previously established prior to receiving the request for the connection; receiving a response from the server at the mediation server, wherein the response comprises second connection information comprising at least one server network address associated with the server; and sending the second connection information about the server from the mediation server to the client to thereby allow a direct connection between the client and the server to be established using the at least one client network address and the at least one server network address.