System and method for dynamically assigning routers to hosts through a mediator
US6754220B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system are disclosed for dynamically assigning, on a Local Area Network, through a mediator, a plurality of active routers to a plurality of hosts so as to handle hosts data packets destined to remote users not connected on the LAN. Because hosts know only the address of the mediator they must first go through it for being assigned a particular router. When receiving the first request, mediator selects one router among those of the routers that are active and informs the host which may then forward the first packet and all subsequent ones to the selected router. The same is done for each host connected on the LAN. After which mediator is free to reassess the router to host assignment any time if significant changes are observed such as the failure of a router, the removing or the addition of a router to the pool of routers or a drastic modification of the host generated traffic.
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