COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING OVER A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

摘要

A communication system and method for communicating over the communication system are provided. The communication system includes a client executed at a user terminal, a front end server and a plurality of other nodes. Data packets of a point-to-point communication are transmitted between the client and one of the other nodes. A persistent connection is provided between the client and the front end server, and the communication system is configured to use the persistent connection to provide support for the point-to-point communication between the client and said one of the other nodes.