A system is disclosed for establishing a public identity for an entity on a private network. These protective elements include: head pieces of lifelines, modular masts, angled brackets for attaching safety nets, protective canopies, safety guard masts, telescopic baseboards, extendible railings and auxiliary railings. After establishing a transport connection between the first host and a peer host, first information about the transport connection is transferred to the second host. Each of a plurality different flows has an associated schedule control block.