Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing – Computer network monitoring
Reexamination Certificate
2003-10-22
2008-11-11
Etienne, Ario (Department: 2157)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
Computer network monitoring
C709S223000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07451209
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a method and apparatus for improving reliability and availability of a load balanced server. The apparatus performs and the method provides the steps of monitoring the server's performance; detecting when the server's performance is worse than a failover threshold; and sending a message to one or more clients indicating that the one or more clients should failover to an alternate server.
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Inbar Vicktoria
Schieber Ami
Schwartzman Sharon
Cisco Technology Inc.
Etienne Ario
Hickman Palermo & Truong & Becker LLP
Lai Michael C
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