Patent ID: 6018766
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for allowing a plurality of host computers connected over a wide area network to efficiently communicate during implementation of an interactive application, comprising the steps of:(1) creating an implicit message group that includes a subset of the plurality of host computers;(2) assigning a unique Upper Level Protocol (ULP) address to each of the plurality of host computers and said implicit message group;(3) receiving a message from one of the plurality of host computers, said message specifying said unique ULP address assigned to said implicit message group; and(4) sending a payload of data contained in said message to multiple host computers contained in said subset specified by said implicit message group;wherein said one of the plurality of host computers may send data relevant to the interactive application to said multiple host computers using only one message addressed to the ULP address of the implicit message group.