Peer revival detection

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code,

wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:

detect a request for establishing a session between a peer and a network, wherein the request is received from the peer and comprises an identifier of a user of the network;

check whether the request is detected, wherein when the request is detected, the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to check whether a first session is established, wherein the first session is a session of the user which is established between the peer and the network; and

determine whether it is checked that the first session is established,

wherein when it is checked that the first session is established, the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to determine whether the first session is dead or alive, and

wherein when it is determined that the first session is dead, the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to

flush the first session; and

trigger an establishment of the requested session.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:

count a number of established sessions of the user to the network; and

inhibit the determination of whether the first session is dead or alive if the number of the established sessions of the user is less than a maximum number.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the maximum number is 1.

4. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the maximum number is larger than 1, and wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to

determine for at least one of all the established sessions of the user to the network, whether the respective session is dead or alive; and

flush at least one session of the user which is determined being dead.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to determine for all of the established sessions of the user to the network, whether the respective session is dead or alive.

6. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to flush each session of the user which is determined being dead.

7. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:

determine for at least two of all the established sessions of the user to the network whether the respective session is dead or alive; and

prohibit, after determining that one of all the established sessions is dead, determining whether any of all the established sessions of the user is dead or alive for which it has not been determined before it was determined for the one of all the established sessions.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:

perform a normal session liveliness detection if a transmission from the peer in the first session is not received in order to determine whether the first session is dead or alive; and

determine whether the first session is dead or alive by a boosted session liveliness detection faster than the normal session liveliness detection.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the network is a virtual private network.

10. A method, comprising

detecting a request for establishing a session between a peer and a network, wherein the request is received from the peer and comprises an identifier of a user of the network;

checking, upon detection of the request, whether a first session is established, wherein the first session is a session of the user which is established between the peer and the network;

determining, upon checking that the first session is established, whether the first session is dead or alive;

wherein if it is determined that the first session is dead, the method further comprises:

flushing the first session; and

triggering an establishment of the requested session.

11. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising

counting a number of established sessions of the user to the network;

inhibiting the determining whether the first session is dead or alive if the number of the established sessions of the user is less than a maximum number.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the maximum number is 1.

13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the maximum number is larger than 1, and wherein

the determining is adapted to determine for at least one of all the established sessions of the user to the network whether the respective session is dead or alive;

the flushing is adapted to flush at least one session of the user which is determined being dead.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein

the determining is adapted to determine for all of the established sessions of the user to the network whether the respective session is dead or alive.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein

the flushing is adapted to flush each session of the user which is determined being dead.

16. The method according to claim 14 , wherein

the determining is adapted to determine for at least two of all the established sessions of the user to the network whether the respective session is dead or alive; and

the method further comprises

prohibiting, after it is determined that one of all the established sessions is dead, the determining whether any of all the established sessions of the user is dead or alive for which it has not been determined before it was determined for the one of all the established sessions.

17. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising

performing a normal session liveliness detection if a transmission from the peer in the first session is not received in order to determine whether the first session is dead or alive; wherein

the determining is adapted to determine whether the first session is dead or alive by a boosted session liveliness detection faster than the normal session liveliness detection.

18. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the network is a virtual private network.

19. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, said product comprising a set of instructions which, when executed on an apparatus, is configured to cause the apparatus to carry out the method according to claim 10 .