Name resolution server and packet transfer device
US7840699B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The DNS server according to the present invention includes a user information identification unit which identifies an attribute of a user who has transmitted a DNS query message through a user information obtaining unit and handing over an identification result to a response generation unit, a user information obtaining unit for referring to a user information database to obtain user attribute information of a user who has transmitted a DNS query message, and a response generation unit for searching a response database for a name resolution method relevant to user attribute information handed over from the user information identification unit to conduct name resolution according to the found name resolution method, thereby enabling name resolution to be minutely customized for each attribute of a user.
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