METHOD FOR CONNECTING A FIRST HOST AND A SECOND HOST WITHIN AT LEAST ONE COMMUNICATION NETWORK THROUGH A RELAY MODULE, CORRESPONDING RELAY MODULE

1 . A method for connecting a first host and a second host within at least one communication network through a relay module,

wherein the method comprises, at the relay module:

capturing a first connection establishment request sent by the first host to establish a main connection with the second host;

sending, to the second host, a second connection establishment request to establish an initial auxiliary connection between the relay module and the second host;

receiving, from the second host, a first acknowledgment response;

in case the first connection establishment request and the first acknowledgment response present a same multipath property, activating a forward mode to handle traffic carried by the established direct main connection and:

dropping the first acknowledgment response received from the second host to abandon the initial auxiliary connection establishment;

releasing the first connection establishment request to the second host;

forwarding, to the first host, a second acknowledgment response sent by the second host in response to the previously sent first connection establishment request, for the establishment of said direct main connection;

in case the first connection establishment request and the first acknowledgment response present different multipath properties, activating a relay mode to handle the traffic carried by:

an additional auxiliary connection established between the first host and the relay module; and

the initial auxiliary connection established between the relay module and the second host.

2 . Method according to claim 1 , further preliminarily comprising, upon receipt of the first connection establishment request, creating a first interface within the relay module to handle the initial auxiliary connection establishment.

3 . Method according to claim 1 , wherein said second connection establishment requests the establishment of an initial auxiliary multipath connection.

4 . Method according to claim 1 , wherein the first connection establishment request and the first acknowledgment response are stored in a context discovery unit of the relay module.

5 . Method according to claim 4 , further comprising, when the relay mode has been activated, at the relay module:

processing the first connection establishment request to establish said additional auxiliary connection between the first host and the relay module;

processing the first acknowledgment response to establish the initial auxiliary connection between the relay module and the second host;

creating a link between the initial and additional auxiliary connections.

6 . Method according to claim 5 , wherein the link between the initial and additional auxiliary connections uses a correspondence table.

7 . Method according to claim 5 , wherein the processing of the first connection establishment request further comprises:

creating a second interface within the relay module to handle the additional auxiliary connection with the first host;

releasing said stored first connection establishment request toward the second interface;

accepting the main connection initially requested by the first host to establish said additional auxiliary connection.

8 . Method according to claim 5 , wherein the processing of the first acknowledgment response further comprises:

releasing said stored first acknowledgment response toward the first interface;

accepting the initial auxiliary connection requested by the relay module to establish said initial auxiliary connection.

9 . Relay module for connecting a first host and a second host, arranged within at least one communication network,

wherein it comprises:

a capturing module configured for intercepting a first connection establishment request sent by the first host to establish a main connection with the second host;

a communication module configured for:

sending, to the second host, a second connection establishment request to establish an initial auxiliary connection between the relay module and the second host;

receiving, from the second host, a first acknowledgment response;

a context discovery unit configured for activating:

a forward mode to handle traffic carried by the established direct main connection, in case the first connection establishment request and the first acknowledgment response present a same multipath property;

a relay mode to handle the traffic carried by:

an additional auxiliary connection established between the first host and the relay module; and

the initial auxiliary connection established between the relay module and the second host,

in case the first connection establishment request and the first acknowledgment response present different multipath properties;

and wherein the capturing module is further configured for:

dropping the first acknowledgment response received from the second host to abandon the initial auxiliary connection establishment;

releasing the first connection establishment request to the second host;

forwarding, to the first host, a second acknowledgment response sent by the second host in response to the previously sent first connection establishment request, for the establishment of said direct main connection.

10 . Relay module according to claim 9 , wherein the context discovery unit is further configured for storing the first connection establishment request and the first acknowledgment response and for determining their multipath properties.

11 . Relay module according to claim 9 , further comprises a traffic identification unit adapted to differentiate the traffic processed in the forward mode and the traffic processed in the relay mode.

12 . Relay module according to claim 9 , further comprises a relay application for relaying traffic carried by the initial and additional auxiliary connections between the first and second hosts, in the relay mode.

13 . Relay module for connecting a first host and a second host, arranged within at least one communication network,

wherein it comprises at least one processor configured to:

intercept a first connection establishment request sent by the first host to establish a main connection with the second host;

send, to the second host, a second connection establishment request to establish an initial auxiliary connection between the relay module and the second host;

receive, from the second host, a first acknowledgment response;

activate:

a forward mode to handle the traffic carried by the established main connection, in case the first connection establishment request and the first acknowledgment response present the same multipath property;

a relay mode to handle the traffic carried by:

an additional auxiliary connection established between the first host and the relay module; and

the initial auxiliary connection established between the relay module and the second host,

in case the first connection establishment request and the first acknowledgment response present different multipath properties;

drop the first acknowledgment response received from the second host to abandon the initial auxiliary connection establishment;

release the first connection establishment request to the second host;

forward, to the first host, a second acknowledgment response sent by the second host in response to the previously sent first connection establishment request, to establish the direct main connection.

14 . Computer program product downloadable from a communication network and/or recorded on a medium readable by computer and/or executable by a processor, comprising program code instructions for implementing the method according to claim 1 .

15 . Non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a computer program product recorded thereon and capable of being run by a processor, including program code instructions for implementing the method according to claim 1 .