File server load distribution system and method
US6401121B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A load distribution system includes a plurality of servers, each having a memory device in which are stored a plurality of data files for transmission to a plurality of client stations, and a control server which is connected to the plurality of servers for controlling the distribution of transmission requests from client stations as loads on the servers by acquiring transmission counts for data files that are transmitted by the plurality of servers, and determining which server should respond to a transmission request as a data transmission server based on which server has a transmitted data count which is the smallest.
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