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US 8,984,617 · App. 13/487,131 · Granted Mar 17, 2015

Client proxy operating in conjunction with server proxy

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Patent No.
US 8,984,617
App. No.
13/487,131
Granted
Mar 17, 2015
Kind
B1
Abstract

Systems and methods for facilitating transmitting messages to remote host are provided. Method includes receiving request to connect client computing device to remote host, wherein client computing device resides on client side of firewall, and wherein request is associated with identification of local port, first port forward, and remote host. Method includes facilitating connection of client computing device to client proxy via local port. Method includes facilitating connection of client proxy to server proxy via splitting protocol. Method includes facilitating connection of server proxy to remote host via tunnel associated with the port forward or second port forward through tunnel. Method includes facilitating communication between client computing device and remote host via tunnel and splitting protocol, wherein facilitating communication comprises translating data between default format of client proxy corresponding to local port, default format of server proxy, and protocol of tunnel.

Claims (44)

1. A computer-implemented method, implemented within a client proxy operating in conjunction with a server proxy, for facilitating transmitting messages to a remote host, the method comprising:

receiving a request to connect a client computing device to a remote host, wherein the client computing device resides on a client side of a firewall, and wherein the request is associated with an identification of a local port, a first port forward, and the remote host;

connecting the client computing device to a client proxy via the local port;

connecting, over the firewall, the client proxy to a server proxy via a splitting protocol;

connecting the server proxy to the remote host via a tunnel associated with the first port forward or a second port forward through the tunnel;

determining a processing power availability of the client proxy and a processing power availability of the server proxy;

determining which proxy of the server proxy and the client proxy has a greater processor power availability; and

translating data by the proxy determined to have a greater processing power availability, wherein translating data comprises translating data between a default format of the client proxy corresponding to the local port, a default format of the server proxy, and a protocol of the tunnel.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the client proxy resides on the client side of the firewall.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the client proxy resides on a server side of the firewall.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the client proxy resides within a third party service external to the client side and external to the server side.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the splitting protocol comprises a UDP protocol for WAN acceleration.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the splitting protocol comprises a SSH protocol.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the splitting protocol comprises a Virtual Desktop Accelerator (VDA) protocol.

8. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, the instructions executable by one or more processors to perform a method for facilitating transmitting messages to a remote host, the method comprising:

receiving a request to connect a client computing device to a remote host, wherein the client computing device resides on a client side of a firewall, and wherein the request is associated with an identification of a local port, a first port forward, and the remote host;

connecting the client computing device to a client proxy via the local port;

connecting, over the firewall, the client proxy to a server proxy via a splitting protocol;

connecting the server proxy to the remote host via a tunnel associated with the first port forward or a second port forward through the tunnel;

determining a processing power availability of the client proxy and a processing power availability of the server proxy;

determining which proxy of the server proxy and the client proxy has a greater processor power availability; and

translating data by the proxy determined to have a greater processing power availability, wherein translating data comprises translating data between a default format of the client proxy corresponding to the local port, a default format of the server proxy, and a protocol of the tunnel.

9. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the client proxy resides on the client side of the firewall.

10. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the client proxy resides on a server side of the firewall.

11. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the client proxy resides within a third party service external to the client side and external to the server side.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the splitting protocol comprises a UDP protocol for WAN acceleration.

13. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the splitting protocol comprises a SSH protocol.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the splitting protocol comprises a Virtual Desktop Accelerator (VDA) protocol.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the VDA protocol is associated with one or more commands for caching data residing on the remote host.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the VDA protocol is associated with one or more commands for removing duplicate entries from data residing on the remote host.

17. A system for facilitating transmitting messages to a remote host, the system comprising:

one or more modules configured to receive a request to connect a client computing device to a remote host, wherein the client computing device resides on a client side of a firewall, and wherein the request is associated with an identification of a local port, a first port forward, and the remote host;

one or more modules configured to connect the client computing device to a client proxy via the local port;

one or more modules configured to connect, over the firewall, the client proxy to a server proxy via a splitting protocol;

one or more modules configured to connect the server proxy to the remote host via a tunnel associated with the first port forward or a second port forward through the tunnel;

one or more modules configured to determine a processing power availability of the client proxy and a processing power availability of the server proxy;

one or more modules configured to determine which proxy of the server proxy and the client proxy has a greater processor power availability; and

one or more modules configured to translate data by the proxy determined to have a greater processing power availability, wherein translating data comprises translating data between a default format of the client proxy corresponding to the local port, a default format of the server proxy, and a protocol of the tunnel.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the client proxy resides on the client side of the firewall.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the client proxy resides on a server side of the firewall.

20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the client proxy resides within a third party service external to the client side and external to the server side.

21. The system of claim 17 , wherein the splitting protocol comprises a UDP protocol for WAN acceleration.

22. The system of claim 17 , wherein the splitting protocol comprises a SSH protocol.

23. The system of claim 17 , wherein the splitting protocol comprises a Virtual Desktop Accelerator (VDA) protocol.

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