Method and apparatus for distributing load on application servers
US8086709B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W80/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for handling incoming service requests, where an application server comprises a set of traffic modules, each being capable of handling at least one predetermined multimedia service. When an initial service request is received from a requester, a load balancing function, capable of selecting basically any traffic module in the set of traffic modules, is applied to assign a traffic module in the set of traffic modules for handling the received service request. After processing the request, a response is sent to the requester including a port number associated with the assigned traffic module. When receiving a subsequent service request including a port number indication, a port mapping function is applied to determine the earlier-assigned traffic module associated with the given port number indication, for handling said subsequent service request.
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