Stand-in computer server
US5592611A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2046
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An Integrity Server computer for economically providing a stand-in computer, replacing a failed server of a network. The invention provides methods for re-establishing connections between clients and servers, and communicating packets between network nodes, to allow the Integrity Server to stand-in for a failed server without requiring reconfiguration of the network clients when a server fails. In one method, the Integrity Server publishes the name of the failed server, in addition to its normal name, when the failed server becomes inaccessible. In a second method, a first channel accepts network packets addressed to the failed server, and forwards them to a second channel for service.
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