Load balancer in environment services patterns
US6578068B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/465
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method are provided for distributing incoming requests from a user interface amongst a client and server components for optimizing usage of resources. Incoming requests are first received and stored by an activity module. The activity module instructs a client to handle a first subset of the requests and passes a second subset of the requests on to a utilization-based load balancer. The second subset of the requests are stored on the load balancer, and an availability of server components is determined and a listing of available server components is compiled. A determination is made as to which server component on the listing of available server components is most appropriate to receive a particular request. Each particular request of the second subset of requests is sent to the selected server component determined to be most appropriate to receive the particular request.
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