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A communication apparatus that performs communication with a terminal apparatus using a request/response protocol, the communication apparatus comprising:

• at least one memory and at least one processor which function as:
• a multi-thread server unit configured to receive a request and transmit a response via a first communication line including at least two logical interfaces, and a second communication line different from the first communication line;
• and
• an application configured to process a predetermined request,
• wherein the application includes:
• an identification unit configured to identify a communication line through which the first request and the second request are received;
• and
• a determination unit configured to identify threads having processed the first request and the second request, and determine whether the threads are same, and
• wherein, in a case where the determination unit determines that the threads having processed the first request and the second request are not the same thread and the identification unit determines that a communication line having received the first request and the second request is the first communication line, the first request and the second request are processed as a series of requests in a same session.

A method for controlling a communication apparatus that performs communication with a terminal apparatus using a request/response protocol, the method comprising:

• receiving a request and transmitting a response via a first communication line including at least two logical interfaces and a second communication line different from the first communication line;
• and
• processing a predetermined request by an application,
• wherein the processing includes:
• identifying a communication line through which a first request and a second request are received;
• and
• identifying communication endpoints having received the first request and the second request, and determining whether the communication endpoints are same, and
• wherein, in a case where it is determined in the determining that the communication endpoints having received the first request and the second request are not same communication endpoints and it is determined in the identifying that a communication line having received the first request and the second request is the first communication line, the first request and the second request are processed as a series of requests in a same session.

A method for controlling a communication apparatus that performs communication with a terminal apparatus using a request/response protocol, the method comprising:

• receiving a request and transmitting a response via a first communication line including at least two logical interfaces and a second communication line different from the first communication line;
• and
• processing a predetermined request by an application,
• wherein the application includes:
• identifying a communication line through which a first request and a second request are received;
• and
• identifying threads having processed the first request and the second request, and determining whether the threads are same, and
• wherein, in a case where it is determined in the determining that the threads having received the first request and the second request are not same threads and it is determined in the identifying that a communication line having received the first request and the second request is the first communication line, the first request and the second request are processed as a series of requests in a same session.