Method for transparently connecting augmented network socket operations

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor for performing a communication service, the method comprising:

• receiving a first connection request from a first resource;
• receiving a first portion of data relating to the first connection request;
• identifying that the first resource does not support augmented communications;
• establishing the first communication session with the first resource by a second resource, wherein the second resource communicates with the first resource using program code located within kernel space at the second resource after the first communication session is established;
• receiving a second connection request from a third resource;
• receiving a first portion of data relating to the second connection request;
• identifying that the third resource supports augmented communications;
• and
• establishing the second communication session, wherein the second communication session is established between the second resource and the third resource, and the second resource communicates with the third resource using program code located within user space at the second resource.

A system for performing a communication service, the system comprising:

• a first resource;
• a second resource;
• and
• a third resource, wherein each of the first resource and the second resource communicate over a computer network, and a processor at the second resource:
• receives a first connection request from the first resource;
• receives a first portion of data relating to the first connection request;
• identifies that the first resource does not support augmented communications;
• establishes the first communication session with the first resource;
• communicates with the first resource using program code located within kernel space at the second resource after the first communication session is established;
• receives a second connection request from a third resource;
• receives a first portion of data relating to the second connection request;
• identifies that the third resource supports augmented communications;
• and
• establishes the second communication session, wherein the second communication session is established between the second resource and the third resource, and the second resource communicates with the third resource using program code located within user space at the second resource.