Patent ID: 8824480
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for anchoring a multipath connection between a first host outside a firewall and a second host inside the firewall, the method comprising: obtaining connection information associated with the multipath connection; establishing a first transport path between the first host and an anchor node outside of the firewall using the multipath connection protocol and using the end point identifier of the anchor node as a proxy for the second host; establishing a second transport path between the anchor node and the second host using the multipath connection protocol and using the end point identifier of the anchor node as a proxy for the first host; and relaying data and signaling information between the first and second transport paths, said relaying including adapting each packet received via one transport path to include a source ID associated with the anchor node and a destination ID associated with the host connected to the anchor node via the other transport path, and transmitting said adapted packet via the other transport path.