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Method, system and program products for automatically connecting a client to a server of a replicated group of servers

US7133891B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 31, 2000
Grant dateNov 7, 2006
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Expiry dateMar 10, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/563
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A client application sends a request to a given server of a replicated group of servers, and expects a response to the request. If the client does not receive a response to the request, or if the server is otherwise unavailable, the client is automatically reconnected to another server of the replicated group. The servers of the replicated group do not, however, have to have any knowledge of the communication session of the client.

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