Efficient resource balancing through indirection
US7730038B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/5015
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for locating a resource involves maintaining a capacity object configured to store server information for a plurality of servers, transmitting a resource request from a client to an indirection server comprising the capacity object, selecting one of the plurality of servers to service the resource request using server associated with the capacity object to obtain a selected server, and redirecting the resource request from the indirection server to the selected server.
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