Load balancing
US6665702B1 · kind B1 · utility
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14Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1012
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention discloses a method for managing a computer network connected to the Internet through a network connection, such as different Internet Service Providers, including the steps of; sending polling requests through a plurality of routes from a computer network to a remote server computer, receiving replies from the remote server computer corresponding to the polling requests, and measuring proximities of the remote server computer to the computer network based on the received replies.
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