Distribution of communications connections over multiple service access points by choosing remote and local access points having lowest number of connections
US5444848A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1029
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A commuications control system for distributing execution of communication connecting among the service access points of a local multiprocessor computer system and remote computer systems interconnected by a communications network. A load balancing module includes a local user list for storing the number of communications connections being executed by each local access point and a remote user list for storing the number of communication connections between each local service access point in the local computer system and each remote service access point. The load balancing module responds to a request gater by scanning the local user list and the remote user to select a local service access point and a remote service access point forming a communications path between the local user and the remote user presently executing the lowest number of communications connections, and constructs a path response gater containing an idenitfication of the selected local service access point, and an identification of the selected remote service access point.
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