Patent ID: 7000027
Filing Date: 2006-02-14
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for splicing network connections, said method comprising: receiving a first handoff request from a first node corresponding to a first node identifier, wherein the first node is connected to a client node using a first connection; identifying a second node based on a second node identifier, wherein the second node is connected to the first node using a second connection; updating one or more connection tables with data corresponding to the first and second connections, wherein the connection tables include a first mapping table and a reverse mapping table; redirecting one or more client packets sent over the first connection from the client node to the second node in response to the updated connection tables; writing a first reverse mapping entry to the first mapping table, the first reverse mapping entry including the second node identifier, the first node identifier and a pointer to the reverse mapping table; and writing a second reverse mapping entry in the reverse mapping table, the reverse mapping entry including the client node identifier.