Patent ID: 7640485

Claim:
A method for establishing an asynchronous connection through an asynchronous transport in a synchronous communication, the method comprising: receiving, from a first terminal, an indication for establishing a synchronous connection with a second terminal at a first gateway; sending the indication to a second gateway; negotiating with the first terminal to establish a first connection with the first gateway, wherein negotiating the first connection is performed absent communication with the second terminal; negotiating with the second terminal to establish a second connection with the second gateway, wherein negotiating the second connection is performed absent communication with the first terminal, and establishing the asynchronous connection between the first gateway and the second gateway, wherein the first connection and the second connection are negotiated in a parallel fashion and the first terminal sends data over the first connection without regard to a status of the second connection, and wherein the second gateway stores the data for delivery to the second terminal when the data is received prior to establishing the second connection.