Arrangement for selecting a server to provide distributed services from among multiple servers based on a location of a client device
US7747720B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1021
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A selection resource executed within the network is configured for selecting from among a plurality of servers, distributed throughout the network at respective network-based server locations and each configured for providing a specified service, a selected server for providing the specified service for a client device at a network-based client location. The selection resource selects the selected server based on the corresponding server location relative to the client location, and causes a request having been generated by the client device to be sent to the selected server. Hence, the selection resource optimizes client-server interactions in a distributed computing network, based on the client location and the server location.
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