Patent attributes
The invention is directed to techniques for coupling a first network and a second network including a method for processing messages to be transferred from a first network to a second network. The method comprising the steps of receiving a message to be transferred between a client device coupled to the first network and a server device coupled to the second network. A first data communications device determines that the message is associated with a connection that is related to a second data communications device also coupling the first network and the second network, wherein the first data communications device and the second data communications device share a network address on the first network. The first data communications device processes the message to maintain the connection to the client device on the first network and to at least one server device on the second network.
