Patent ID: 6212160
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method of communicating on a network, comprising:(A) a first device firstly attempting to communicate on the network with a second device by using a first one of a plurality of communications protocols;(B) in response to success of the first attempting, the first device communicating with the second device in the first protocol on a first communications channel established by successful said first attempting;(C) the first device secondly attempting to communicate on the network with the second device by using a different second one of the plurality of communications protocols while communicating on the first communications channel with the second device in the first protocol; and(D) in response to success of the second attempting, the first device communicating with the second device in the second protocol on a second communications channel established by successful said second attempting, while communicating with the second device on the first communications channel in the first protocol.