Method and system for a hybrid peer-server communications structure
US6041343A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1091
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Server capacity is increased on a network computer system. A total number of peers that an individual client will communicate with directly is determined. Then, a total number of clients handled by a server interconnected to the individual client is reduced by the determined total number or peers.
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