Server-side protocol configuration of accessing clients

A computer-implemented method for configuring a client-side communications protocol stack, the method comprising the steps of:

• mapping server-side protocol stack components in a server-side protocol stack instance to corresponding client-side protocol stack components;
• creating a listing of corresponding ones of said server-side protocol stack components and said client-side protocol stack components;
• and,
• publishing said listing for access by externally disposed client computing processes.

A computer-implemented method for configuring a client-side communications protocol stack, the method comprising the steps of:

• accessing a listing of required client-side protocol stack components which correspond to server-side protocol stack components aggregated in a server-side protocol stack instance;
• determining from said listing whether a client-side protocol stack instance already exists which includes said required client-side protocol stack components;
• and,
• if said client-side protocol stack instance already exists, re-using said client-side protocol stack instance to communicate with said server-side protocol stack, and otherwise creating a new instance of a client-side protocol stack using said required client-side protocol stack components.

A non-transitory computer program product having stored thereon a computer program for configuring a client-side communications protocol stack, the computer program comprising a set of computer-readable instructions which when executed by a computer system causes the computer system to perform the steps of:

• mapping server-side protocol stack components in a server-side protocol stack instance to corresponding client-side protocol stack components;
• creating a listing of corresponding ones of said server-side protocol stack components and said client-side protocol stack components;
• and,
• publishing said listing for access by externally disposed client computing processes.

A non-transitory computer program product having stored thereon a computer program for configuring a client-side communications protocol stack, the computer program comprising a set of computer-readable instructions which when executed by a computer system cause the computer system to perform the steps of:

• accessing a listing of required client-side protocol stack components which correspond to server-side protocol stack components aggregated in a server-side protocol stack instance;
• determining from said listing whether a client-side protocol stack instance already exists which includes said required client-side protocol stack components;
• and,
• if said client-side protocol stack instance already exists, re-using said client-side protocol stack instance to communicate with said server-side protocol stack, and otherwise creating a new instance of a client-side protocol stack using said required client-side protocol stack components.