Patent ID: 8964766
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A session relay equipment comprising: a bridge portion, implementing a bridge portion processing session protocol, which relays a TCP session by which a sequence of packets are transmitted and received between terminals connected with each other via a network; a socket information table which has socket information containing address information of one of said terminals and protocol information used in said TCP session, said socket information being associated with information on whether or not said TCP session is to be terminated; and a service information table which has information on a communication service being identified based on predetermined information within a header of said packet, wherein said bridge portion terminates said TCP session, dividing said TCP session into two TCP sessions between terminals and the session relay equipment, and executes a communication service based on said information contained in said header of said packet and said socket information, and wherein the bridge portion processing session protocol includes sending ACK (Acknowledge) packets of the transport protocol.