System for reliably connecting a client computer to a server computer
US6173312A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/35
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In order to realize server switching to a backup server from a working server without changing any setting on a client computer, a network system is provided having a network supervising means for supervising operations of a plurality of server computers connected to the network, a server switching means for realizing server switching in which the backup server computer alternatively executes the server function of the working server computer by virtually setting the address of the working server computer connected to the network as the address of the backup server computer. A packet converting means is provided for converting the packet transmitted and received between the working server computer and the client computer into the packet transmitted and received between the backup server computer and the client computer.
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