Patent ID: 8626873
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system in a distributed network, comprising: a requestor, a provider comprising a processor, and a memory that stores instructions executed by the processor for providing a service to the requestor according to a request sent from the requestor; and an intervening access node that intervenes between the requestor and the provider in electronic communication with the requestor and the provider, wherein the requestor sends a stay online binding including a first identifier to the intervening access node, the intervening access node holds the stay online binding, the instructions executed by the processor being executable to monitor communications between the provider and the intervening access node, so as to determine whether the first identifier in the stay online binding is identical to a second identifier included in a binding of the provider that exists in the intervening access node, when the provider determines that the first identifier is identical to the second identifier, the provider sends the binding including the second identifier to the intervening access node, so as to establish connections between the provider and the intervening access node, and when the provider determines that the first identifier is not identical to the second identifier, the provider is disconnected from the intervening access node.