Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing – Computer network access regulating
Reexamination Certificate
2005-10-18
2005-10-18
Prieto, B. (Department: 2142)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
Computer network access regulating
C709S203000, C709S217000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06957260
ABSTRACT:
A server system provides a client system with access to a number of services. For each service, if a given service provider is overloaded or if the client is unable to contact that provider, the client can contact another service provider capable of providing the requested service. The server system provides information to the client system identifying a list of services that the server system provides. For each service in the list of services, the information may include a service name identifying the service, and a unique port identifying each service provider for that service, so that one service name can be used in accessing multiple service providers of a desired service. A request from the client may include a service name identifying the desired service, and a port selected from ports provided by the server system that corresponds to a service provider for the desired service.
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Goldman Phillip Y.
Leak Bruce A.
Mighdoll Lee S.
Perlman Stephen G.
Microsoft Corporation
Prieto B.
Workman Nydegger
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