Systems and methods for automated, controllerless and stateless network connection selection based on distributed server information
US12034799B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0876
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is that of systems and methods for controllerless and distributed network connections to servers on a network by remote clients seeking their services. The invention comprises a central database where servers within a server group identified by a group name may post unique identifiers (UIDs) for retrieval by group clients configured with the group name, which may query the central database for server connection information such as uptime, downtime, and congestion in order to select a server for a preferential connection based on an overall availability profile as determined by the group client. In some embodiments, one server of the group is a “dummy server” that may aggregate and selectively transmit server information from other servers in the group, or other devices, and posts it to the central database for client access. The methods described herein eliminate a separate controller and thereby a single point of failure (SPOF).
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