Efficient recovery of multiple connections in a communication network

Claim 3

The method of claim 1 , wherein the second plurality of connections are Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connections.

Claim 4

The method of claim 2 , wherein the detecting the failure affecting the second plurality of connections comprises: detecting a TCP connection failure to a destination socket common to the second plurality of connections.

Claim 5

The method of claim 2 , wherein performing the connection establishment procedure to reestablish the selected connection comprises: performing a first TCP open procedure for the selected connection.

Claim 6

The method of claim 4 , wherein performing the connection establishing procedure for the remainder of the plurality of connections upon successfully re-establishing the selected connection comprises: determining that the selected connection has been established through the first TCP open procedure; and performing a second TCP open procedure for another connection.

Claim 9

The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the second plurality of connections are Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connections.

Claim 10

The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the failure detection logic is operably coupled to detect a TCP connection failure to a destination socket common to the second plurality of connections.

Claim 11

The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the first connection re-establishment logic is operably coupled to perform a first TCP open procedure for the selected connection.

Claim 12

The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the second connection re-establishment logic is operably coupled to determine that the selected connection has been established by the first connection re-establishment logic and perform a second TCP open procedure for another connection.

Claim 13

A computer program for controlling a computer system, the computer program comprising: first connection establishment logic programmed to establish a first plurality of connections according to a first protocol; second connection establishment logic programmed to establish a second plurality of connections according to a second protocol, said first protocol different than said second protocol; translation logic for translating between said first and second protocols and operably associated with said first and second pluralities of connections; failure detection logic programmed to detect a failure affecting the second plurality of connections, selection logic responsive to the failure detection logic and programmed to select one of said second plurality of connections; first connection re-establishment logic responsive to the selection logic and programmed to re-establish the selected connection; and second connection re-establishment logic responsive to the first connection re-establishment logic and programmed to re-establish the remaining connections upon successful re-establishment of the selected connection.

Claim 14

A computer program for controlling a computer system, the computer program comprising: first connection establishment logic programmed to establish a first plurality of connections according to a first protocol; second connection establishment logic programmed to establish a second plurality of connections according to a second protocol, said first protocol different than said second protocol; translation logic for translating between said first and second protocols and operably associated with said first and second pluralities of connections; failure detection logic programmed to detect a failure affecting the second plurality of connections, selection logic responsive to the failure detection logic and programmed to select one of said second plurality of connections; first connection re-establishment logic responsive to the selection logic and programmed to re-establish the selected connection; and second connection re-establishment logic responsive to the first connection re-establishment logic and programmed to re-establish the remaining connections upon successful re-establishment of the selected connection.

Claim 15

The computer program of claim 11 , wherein the second plurality of connections are Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connections.

Claim 16

The computer program of claim 12 , wherein the failure detection logic is programmed to detect a TCP connection failure to a destination socket common to the second plurality of connections.

Claim 17

The computer program of claim 12 , wherein the first connection re-establishment logic is programmed to perform a first TCP open procedure for the selected connection.

Claim 18

The computer program of claim 14 , wherein the second connection re-establishment logic is programmed to determine that the selected connection has been established by the first connection re-establishment logic and perform a second TCP open procedure for another connection.

Claim 19

The computer program of claim 11 embodied in a computer readable medium.

Claim 20

The computer program of claim 11 embodied in a data signal.

Claim 21

A communication system comprising a plurality of clients in communication with a server through a translating apparatus, wherein the translating apparatus is operably coupled to establish a plurality of connections between the plurality of clients and the server, wherein the plurality of connections comprises a first plurality of connections using a first protocol and a second plurality of connections using a second protocol, said translating apparatus further adapted to: translate between said first and second protocols, detect a failure affecting the second plurality of connections; select one of said plurality of connections; re-establish the selected connection, and re-establish the remaining connections after re-establishing the selected connection.

Claim 22

A communication system comprising a plurality of clients in communication with a server through a translating apparatus, wherein the translating apparatus is operably coupled to establish a plurality of connections between the plurality of clients and the server, wherein the plurality of connections comprises a first plurality of connections using a first protocol and a second plurality of connections using a second protocol, said translating apparatus further adapted to: translate between said first and second protocols, detect a failure affecting the second plurality of connections; select one of said plurality of connections; re-establish the selected connection, and re-establish the remaining connections after re-establishing the selected connection.

Claim 23

The communication system of claim 18 , wherein the second plurality of connections are Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connections.

Claim 24

The communication system of claim 19 , wherein the translating apparatus is operably coupled to detect a TCP connection failure to a destination socket common to the plurality of connections.

Claim 25

The communication system of claim 19 , wherein the translating apparatus is operably coupled to perform a first TCP open procedure for the selected connection in order to re-establish the selected connection.

Claim 26

The communication system of claim 21 , wherein the translating apparatus is operably coupled to determine that the selected connection has been established by the first connection re-establishment logic and perform a second TCP open procedure for another connection.

Claim 27

The communication system of claim 18 , wherein the clients are X.25 clients, and wherein the server is a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) server.