Decoupled routing network method and system

• US 20030212734A1
• Filed: 05/07/2002
• Published: 11/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: WSOU Investments, LLC (WSOU Holdings, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Stewart, Gilbert Mark
• Granted Patent: US 7,668,899 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/501 Performance criteria
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/5021 Priority
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5033 considering data affinity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5044 considering hardware capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

A method and system in a routing network sends a request for the performance of a task from an originating node in a routing system to nodes having an interface connection with the originating node. Upon receiving a response to the request from the one or more nodes, one or more of the nodes is selected to perform the task. Any node included in the network can comprise an originating node, and the steps of sending and selecting are performed substantially automatically. A preferential order of nodes automatically and dynamically maintained in dependence on the performance of task(s) by the nodes.

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