Communication network system and method for controlling services in a communication network system
US6810421B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 10, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/5054
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The object of the present invention is to provide a communication network system that reduces the burden of entering settings for the network system. A service directory server in the communication network system provides unified management of the service information of the service-providing server installed in the network. The service information managed by the service directory server is distributed to the communication nodes either automatically or in response to requests from a communication node. The communication nodes receive packets and, for received packets that are addressed to itself, a service-providing server destination is determined based on the service information provided by the service directory server and the packet is transferred to the server to receive the service.
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