Method for heartbeat packet processing by using proxy, apparatus, and communications system

A method for heartbeat packet processing by using a proxy, applied to a client, wherein the client accesses a host by using a short range communications technology, comprising:

• sending, by the client, a first heartbeat packet of a first application in the client to the host;
• obtaining, by the client, indication information sent by the host to instruct the host to perform heartbeat packet processing by using a proxy for the first application;
• and
• stopping, by the client according to the indication information, sending a second heartbeat packet of the first application to the host.

An apparatus, comprising a receiver;

• a transmitter;
• a processor;
• and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer-executable instructions executed by the processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, by the receiver, a first heartbeat packet sent by a first application in a client, wherein the client is a terminal that accesses the apparatus by using a short range communications technology;
• determining, according to the first heartbeat packet received by the receiver and a first preset list, whether the first application is comprised in the first preset list, wherein the first preset list comprises at least one application that is preset and for which the apparatus performs heartbeat packet processing by using a proxy;
• when the first application is comprised in the first preset list, determining first heartbeat time information of the first application according to the first heartbeat packet;
• and
• performing time synchronization between the first heartbeat time information and second heartbeat time information of a second application in the apparatus, and sending a second heartbeat packet to a server on a network side by using the time-synchronized second application as a proxy for the first application;
• and
• sending, by the transmitter, the second heartbeat packet of the first application to the server on the network side.

An apparatus, comprising a receiver;

• a transmitter;
• a processor;
• and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer-executable instructions executed by the processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, by the receiver, a first heartbeat packet sent by a first application in a client, wherein the client is a terminal that accesses the apparatus by using a short range communications technology;
• adjusting the first heartbeat time information to perform at least one of time synchronization with second heartbeat time information of a second application in the apparatus within a preset adjustment time and time synchronization with second heartbeat time information of a second application in the apparatus for not more than a preset quantity of adjustment times, and sending a second heartbeat packet to a server on a network side by using the time-synchronized second application as a proxy for the first application;
• and
• sending, by the transmitter, the second heartbeat packet of the first application to the server on the network side.

An apparatus, comprising a receiver, a processor;

• and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer-executable instructions executed by the processor to perform operations comprising:
• setting, by the receiver, a first heartbeat packet of a first application in the apparatus to a host;
• and obtaining indication information sent by the host to instruct the host to perform heartbeat packet processing by using a proxy for the first application;
• and
• stopping, according to the indication information, sending a second heartbeat packet of the first application to the host,
• wherein the apparatus accesses the host by using a short range communications technology.