Network message transformation device and methods thereof

1. A method, comprising:

determining, at a first network node, an establishment of a first communication session with a second network node;

creating a first connection object at the first network node in response to determining the establishment of the first communication session;

determining, at the first network node, a first communication parameter based on the first communication session;

modifying, at the first network node, the first connection object based on the first communication parameter;

receiving a message at the first connection object of the first network node during the first communication session, the message created by and received from a first application being executed at the first network node;

transforming, at the first network node, the message based on a first characteristic of the first connection object, the first characteristic based on the first communication parameter;

after transforming the message, creating a plurality of packets at the first network node based on the message according to a communication protocol; and

providing a first packet of the plurality of packets from the first network node to the second network node, the first packet comprising a data payload including a portion of the message, a message size field including a transformed message size and an original message size field including a pre-transformed message size, wherein the first packet does not include an indicator of the first communication parameter.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first communication parameter is a compression parameter associated with the first communication session.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first communication parameter is an encryption parameter associated with the first communication session.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first connection object of the first network node is independent of a protocol layer of the first network node.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a second communication parameter based on the first communication session;

modifying the first connection object based on the second communication parameter;

transforming the message based on a second characteristic of the first connection object, the second characteristic based on the second communication parameter; and

wherein the first packet does not include an indicator of the second communication parameter.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first application is executed at a first processor of the first network node and, wherein the first connection object of the first network node is executed at a network interface device of the first network node different from the first processor, the network interface device provides a physical layer interface between the first processor and a network.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining at the first network node a second communication session;

determining a second communication parameter based on the second communication session;

modifying a second connection object based on the second communication parameter;

receiving a second message at the second connection object during the second communication session;

transforming the second message based on a second characteristic of the second connection object, the second characteristic based on the second communication parameter;

communicating a second packet comprising a data payload including a portion of the second message, wherein the second packet does not include an indicator of the second communication parameter.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first communication parameter and the second communication parameter are different.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first packet is associated with a first communication protocol and the second packet is associated with a second communication protocol different from the first.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first communication parameter comprises encryption of a first type and the second communication parameter comprises encryption of a second type.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first communication parameter comprises compression of a first type and the second communication parameter comprises compression of a second type.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transformed message size indicates a size of the message associated with the first packet after transforming the message and the pre-transformed message size indicates a size of the message associated with the first packet before transforming the message.

13. A network device, comprising:

a first processor operable to execute a first application; and

a network interface device comprising a second processor, the network interface device operable to:

determine an establishment of a first communication session between the first processor of the network device and a remote network node;

create a first connection object in response to determining the establishment of the first communication session;

determine a first communication parameter based on the first communication session;

modify the first connection object based on the first communication parameter;

receive a message at the first connection object from the first application during the first communication session, the first application being executed by the first processor;

transform the message based on a first characteristic of the first connection object, the first characteristic based on the first communication parameter;

after transforming the message, create a plurality of packets based on the message according to a communication protocol; and

provide a first packet of the plurality of packets from the network interface device of the network device to the remote network node, the first packet comprising a data payload including a portion of the message, a message size field including a transformed message size and an original message size field including a pre-transformed message size, wherein the first packet does not include an indicator of the first communication parameter.

14. The network device of claim 13 , wherein the first communication parameter is a compression parameter associated with the first communication session.

15. The network device of claim 13 , wherein the first communication parameter is an encryption parameter associated with the first communication session.

16. The network device of claim 13 , wherein the first connection object is independent of a protocol layer of the remote network node.

17. The network device of claim 13 , wherein the network interface device is further operable to:

determine a second communication parameter based on the first communication session;

modify the first connection object based on the first communication parameter;

transform the message based on a second characteristic of the first connection object, the second characteristic based on the second communication parameter; and

wherein the first packet does not include an indicator of the second communication parameter.

18. The network device of claim 13 , wherein the network interface device is further operable to:

determine a second communication session between the first processor and a second remote network node;

determine a second communication parameter based on the second communication session;

modify a second connection object based on the second communication parameter;

receive a second message at the second connection object during the second communication session;

transform the second message based on a second characteristic of the second connection object, the second characteristic based on the second communication parameter;

communicate a second packet comprising a data payload including a portion of the second message, wherein the second packet does not include an indicator of the second communication parameter.

19. The network device of claim 18 , wherein the first communication parameter and the second communication parameter are different.

20. The network device of claim 18 , wherein the first packet is associated with a first communication protocol and the second packet is associated with a second communication protocol different from the first.

21. The network device of claim 18 , wherein the first communication parameter comprises encryption of a first type and the second communication parameter comprises encryption of a second type.

22. The network device of claim 13 , wherein the transformed message size indicates a size of the message associated with the first packet after transforming the message and the pre-transformed message size indicates a size of the message associated with the first packet before transforming the message.

23. A method, comprising:

creating a first connection object at a first network node in response to determining an establishment of a first communication session with a second network node;

determining, at the first network node, a first communication parameter based on the first communication session;

modifying, at the first network node, the first connection object based on the first communication parameter, wherein the first connection object is executed at a network interface device of the first network node, and the first connection object of the first network node is independent of a protocol layer of the first network node;

receiving a message at the first connection object of the first network node during the first communication session, the message created by and received from a first application being executed at a first processor of the first network node, wherein the first processor of the first network node is different than the network interface device of the first network node;

transforming, at the first network node, the message based on a first characteristic of the first connection object, the first characteristic based on the first communication parameter;

after transforming the message, creating a plurality of packets at the first network node based on the message according to a communication protocol, each packet comprising a message size field including a transformed message size and an original message size field including a pre-transformed message size, and;

providing at least a first packet of the plurality of packets from the first network node to the second network node.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the first packet of the plurality of packets comprises a data payload including a portion of the message, and wherein the first packet does not include an indicator of the first communication parameter.

25. The method of claim 23 , wherein the network interface device of the first network node provides a physical layer interface between the first processor of the first network node and an external network.

26. The method of claim 23 , wherein the first communication parameter is a compression parameter or an encryption parameter associated with the first communication session.

27. The method of claim 23 , wherein the transformed message size indicates a size of the message associated with the first packet after transforming the message and the pre-transformed message size indicates a size of the message associated with the first packet before transforming the message.