Session traffic splitting using virtual internet protocol addresses associated with distinct categories of application programs irrespective of destination IP address
US5951650A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/14
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention utilizes Virtual Internet Protocol Addressing (VIPA) to enable a host computer to efficiently route TCP/IP traffic across multiple physical links. This is accomplished by associating different applications or application sets with different virtual IP addresses. The virtual IP addresses may be associated with different physical adapters. Since many applications send similar data repeatedly, categorizing application sets and associating them with different physical adapters allows high volume applications to be associated with one adapter while lower volume, interactive data is associated with another adapter.
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