Methods, systems, and computer program products for sharing information for detecting at least one time period for a connection

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a first node, cause the first node to:

• receive first information on which at least a first duration for detecting a first type of time period is based;
• identify a first resource for a first connection, where the first connection does not utilize Transmission Control Protocol (TCP);
• generate a first packet including a first parameter field identifying first metadata for use in determining a second duration for detecting the first type of time period;
• set up the first connection, by sending, from the first node to a second node, the first packet to provide the first metadata to the second node, for use by the second node in determining the second duration for detecting the first type of time period;
• in response to detecting, based on the first duration and by the first node during at least a portion of the first connection including at least a portion of the first connection set up, a first time period of the first type of time period, at least partially close the first connection, by releasing, by the first node, the first resource for the first connection;
• in response to detecting, based on the second duration and by the first node after the first duration is changed to the second duration, a second time period of the first type of time period, at least partially close the first connection, by releasing, by the first node, the first resource for the first connection;
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• in response to detecting, based on a third duration and by the first node, a third time period, at least partially close the first connection, by releasing, by the first node, the first resource allocated for the first connection, the third duration being determined based on a first algorithm that is different from a second algorithm on which a determination of the second duration is based.

A method, comprising:

• at at least a portion of a first node:
• identifying first information on which at least a first duration for detecting a first type of time period is based;
• allocating a first resource for a first Transmission Control Protocol-variant (TCP-variant) connection;
• generating a first TCP-variant packet including a first parameter field identifying first metadata for use in determining a second duration for detecting the first type of time period;
• setting up the first TCP-variant connection, by sending, from the first node to a second node, the first TCP-variant packet to provide the first metadata to the second node, for use by the second node in determining the second duration for detecting the first type of time period;
• based on detecting, by the first node and during at least a portion of the first TCP-variant connection including at least a portion of the first TCP-variant connection set up, a first duration-based first time period of the first type of time period, at least partially closing the first TCP-variant connection, by releasing the first resource allocated for the first TCP-variant connection;
• based on detecting, by the first node and based on the first duration being changed to the second duration, a second duration-based second time period of the first type of time period, at least partially closing the first TCP-variant connection, by releasing the first resource allocated for the first TCP-variant connection;
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• based on detecting, by the first node and based on a third duration, a third duration-based third time period, at least partially closing the first TCP-variant connection, by releasing the first resource allocated for the first TCP-variant connection, where the third duration is determined based on a first algorithm that is different from a second algorithm on which a determination of the second duration is based.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a non-transitory memory means for storing instructions means;
• and
• one or more processors means in communication with the non-transitory memory means, wherein the one or more processors means execute the instructions means to:
• identify, at a first node, first information on which at least a first duration for detecting a first type of time period is based;
• allocate a first resource for a first non-Transmission Control Protocol (non-TCP) connection;
• generate a first non-TCP packet including a first parameter field identifying first metadata for use in determining a second duration for detecting the first type of time period;
• set up the first non-TCP connection, by sending, from the first node to a second node, the first non-TCP packet to provide the first metadata to the second node, for use by the second node in determining the second duration for detecting the first type of time period;
• in response to detecting, based on the first duration and by the first node during at least a portion of the first non-TCP connection including at least a portion of the first non-TCP connection set up, a first time period of the first type of time period, at least partially close the first non-TCP connection, by releasing, by the first node, the first resource allocated for the first non-TCP connection;
• in response to detecting, based on the second duration and by the first node after the first duration is changed to the second duration, a second time period of the first type of time period, at least partially close the first non-TCP connection, by releasing, by the first node, the first resource allocated for the first non-TCP connection;
• in response to detecting, based on a third duration and by the first node, a third time period, at least partially close the first non-TCP connection, by releasing, by the first node, the first resource allocated for the first non-TCP connection, where the third duration is determined based on a first algorithm that is different from a second algorithm on which a determination of the second duration is based.