System for managing connection-oriented communication interface with flexible virtual channel association

A connection-oriented communication interface management system disposed in a node which communicates with peer nodes by using multiplexed communications techniques, comprising:

• virtual channel set-up means for establishing a virtual channel to a peer node;
• interface set-up means for establishing a connection-oriented communication interface to reach the peer node and associating the connection-oriented communication interface with the virtual channel established by said virtual channel set-up means;
• storage means for storing a directory of peer nodes for which the connection-oriented communication interfaces established by said interface set-up means are destined;
• testing means, responsive to a request message from the peer node that requests establishment of a connection-oriented communication interface, for testing whether the peer node is not registered in the directory stored in said storage means;
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• means for establishing the requested connection-oriented communication interface to reach the peer node when said testing means finds that the peer node is not registered in the directory, and returning a response message to notify the peer node of result status of said establishment of the requested connection-oriented communication interface.