Connection-Oriented Messaging and Signaling in Mobile Heath Networks

A connection-oriented messaging and signaling system, comprising:

• one or more processing units, and one or more processing modules, wherein the connection-oriented messaging and signaling system is configured by the one or more processing modules to:
• establish a connection-oriented messaging channel between a wireless computing device and a second computing device within a local wireless network;
• monitor, using a messaging connection manager associated with a third computing device, acknowledgements within the connection-oriented messaging channel;
• monitor, using the messaging connection manager, timeouts within the connection-oriented messaging channel;
• rapidly identify, using the messaging connection manager, connectivity disruptions in response to failed acknowledgements or failed timeouts within the connection-oriented messaging channel;
• limit, using the messaging connection manager, reconnection attempts during the connectivity disruptions to conserve resources;
• track, using the messaging connection manager, undelivered messages during the connectivity disruptions for retransmission upon reestablishing connectivity;
• and
• support messages for signaling streaming communications.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein that, when executed by one or more computing devices, perform a method comprising:
• establishing a connection-oriented messaging channel within a local-area wireless network, wherein the messaging channel is coordinated by a messaging connection manager;
• monitoring, by the messaging connection manager, timers and acknowledgements associated with message delivery within the connection-oriented messaging channel;
• rapidly identifying, by the messaging connection manager, connectivity disruptions in response to timer and acknowledgement events within the connection-oriented messaging channel;
• issuing reconnection permits, by the messaging connection manager, operable to control reconnection attempts during the connectivity disruptions;
• buffering, by the messaging connection manager, undelivered messages during the connectivity disruptions for retransmission upon reestablishing connectivity;
• and
• supporting, by the messaging connection manager, messages for setting up, tearing down, and managing peer-to-peer voice communication over a streaming communications channel separate from the connection-oriented messaging channel.