Accessing distributed services in a network
US8423670B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1008
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A set of multiple servers in which each server (a) provides a service having a name or other identifier, and for which each server (b) has a network address that differs from the network addresses of the other servers in the set, and (c) is co-located with a resolution mechanism that maps a name or other identifier of the service that is received from a client to a network address that is local to the resolution mechanism. The resolution mechanisms are operated to enable a client to choose one of the servers as being currently operational and/or accessible to provide the service to the client, and to so choose the server without the client needing to first access the chosen server.
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