Trans-network roaming and resolution with web services for devices
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsWilliam Williams, Shannon Chan
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided that facilitate automated network address determinations and communications between roaming peers. In one aspect, a network communications system is provided. The system includes methods for updating a resolution provider with a current host transport address and for determining a roaming hosts service address and port information. Other processes include opening and mapping ports through Network Address Translators and Firewalls and opening/mapping ports in conjunction with cascaded Network Address Translators.
Claims20
A network communications system, comprising:
- a resolution provider to automatically determine network addresses for one or more roaming network devices;
- and
- a discovery component to facilitate determination of the network addresses for the one or more roaming network devices.
A network discovery method, comprising:
- sending a probe message to at least one target service from at least one roaming client component;
- receiving a probe response message from the target service;
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- automatically determining network addresses for the roaming client component based in part on the probe response message.
A network discovery system, comprising:
- means for communicating between at least two network components;
- means for sending a probe message between the network components;
- means for generating a probe response message from at least one of the network components;
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- means for determining network addresses for the network components based on communications between the network components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.