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Method and apparatus for determination of optimum path routing

  • US 20030182410A1
  • Filed: 03/20/2002
  • Published: 09/25/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for providing dynamic determination of an optimum path from a remote client terminal to one of a plurality of mirrored content servers in a network, comprising:

  • monitoring the network to determine parameters representative of network performance;

    receiving a request for content residing in said mirrored content servers from the remote client terminal;

    resolving said request to a first returned content server IP address based on a default parameter;

    analyzing said first returned address for compliance with a predetermined control logic based on predetermined parameters including said parameters representative of network performance, and hops between said servers and the remote client terminal;

    repeating said resolving and analyzing with subsequently returned IP addresses as necessary to comply with said control logic; and

    returning to said router a content server IP address complying with said control logic.

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