Resource location by address space allocation
US7685312B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for locating a free resource involves maintaining an address space containing a plurality of regions, wherein each of the plurality of regions is mapped with a server to obtain a mapping, transmitting a request for the free resource from a client to a request address that belongs to one of the plurality of regions, determining a selected server using the mapping, and directing the request for the free resource to the selected server.
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