Load balancer
US7711819B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 4, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W80/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a load balancer preserving a function of server consistency maintenance during communications even if a terminal is a mobile terminal, identifying information specific to a mobile IP terminal is extracted from an arrival packet, and a destination server to be connected is determined based on the identifying information. Also, a home agent or a terminal is requested to notify a change of the care-of address when the care-of address of the terminal has changed, and a destination server to be connected is determined by regarding the notified care-of address as identifying information.
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