Patent · US Expired

Automated server replication

US7373644B2 · kind B2 · utility

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31Claims
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Filing dateOct 2, 2001
Grant dateMay 13, 2008
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/1029
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for detecting a change in demand for server resources across a load-bearing system having one or more content servers hosting identical content, the load-bearing system being connected to a network of content servers; and automatically modifying the number of content servers on the load-bearing system in response to the change in demand.

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