Application Concentrator for Realizing Application-Level Multiple Association

In this paper, we propose a concept of application concentrator that realizes the multiple association at an application level. Since network technologies have been quickly advanced in recent years, various social activities have shifted on a network. Thus, a technology for realizing multiple association to many closed networks is crucial. In this paper, we propose a concept of application concentrator that realizes the multiple association for various types of applications. Application concentrator realizes multiple association at an application level by multiplexing and demultiplexing the contents of an application protocol. Furthermore, in this paper, we design three multiple association mechanisms for typical application (i.e., Web, e-mail, and remote desktop) based on the concept of an application concentrator.