System and method for automatic stream fail-over

Details System and method for automatic stream fail-over System and method for automatic stream fail-over

2008-01-08

2008-01-08

Wiley, David (Department: 2143)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer data routing

Alternate path routing

C709S203000, C709S216000, C709S223000, C709S224000, C709S231000, C709S237000, C714S013000, C700S082000

Reexamination Certificate

active

09608120

ABSTRACT:
A method is described comprising: maintaining a plurality of data relating to client streaming connections across a plurality of servers; and assigning a particular client streaming connection to a first server upon detecting that a second server previously serving a streaming connection to the client has become inoperative.

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