US 2017/0374010 A1 · TECHNIQUES FOR RELIABLE MESSAGING FOR AN INTERMEDIARY IN A NETWORK COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to techniques for improving reliability of message communications. In certain embodiments, techniques are described for facilitating reliable communication of messages between a source (e.g., a client system) and a destination (e.g., a target system) via an intermediary communication handler system. In certain embodiments, a message can include a request to be communicated to a destination for a target service. An intermediary communication handler system can store information indicative of the delivery status for a message to ensure reliable communication. The information indicative of the delivery status for a message can be managed in association with a unique identifier corresponding to the message. The information indicative of the delivery status for a message may also be used to determine whether to retry communication of a message in satisfaction of reliability parameters (e.g., QoS criteria) specified for a communication protocol used for communication of the message.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

receiving, by an intermediary communication system, from a source, a first message to send to a destination, wherein the first message includes a first message identifier;
determining, by the intermediary communication system, that the first message identifier of the first message is similar to a second message identifier of a second message previously sent from the source to the destination, wherein each of the first message and the second message has a format corresponding to a Web Services Reliable Messaging (WS-RM) protocol;
obtaining, at the intermediary communication system, a delivery status associated with the second message, wherein the delivery status indicates the intermediary communication system received an acknowledgment from the destination about delivery of the second message by the intermediary communication system to the destination;
and
based on determining that the second message has been delivered to the destination based on the delivery status of the second message, preventing, by the intermediary communication system, the first message from being sent to the destination.

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A system comprising:

one or more processors;
and
a memory accessible to the one or more processors, the memory storing one or more instruction that, upon execution by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:
receive, from a source, a first message to send to a destination, wherein the first message includes a first message identifier;
determine that the first message identifier of the first message is similar to a second message identifier of a second message previously sent from the source to the destination, wherein each of the first message and the second message has a format corresponding to a Web Services Reliable Messaging (WS-RM) protocol;
obtain a delivery status associated with the second message, wherein the delivery status indicates the system received an acknowledgment from the destination about delivery of the second message by the system to the destination;
and
based on determining that the second message has been delivered to the destination based on the delivery status of the second message, prevent the first message from being sent to the destination.

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A computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:

receive, from a source, a first message to send to a destination, wherein the first message includes a first message identifier;
determine that the first message identifier of the first message is similar to a second message identifier of a second message previously sent from the source to the destination, wherein each of the first message and the second message has a format corresponding to a Web Services Reliable Messaging (WS-RM) protocol;
obtain a delivery status associated with the second message, wherein the delivery status indicates an acknowledgment from the destination about delivery of the second message to the destination;
and
based on determining that the second message has been delivered to the destination based on the delivery status of the second message, prevent the first message from being sent to the destination.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Techniques for reliable messaging for an intermediary in a network communication environment

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Techniques for reliable messaging for an intermediary in a network communication environment

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Abstract

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