Method and system for a client to invoke a named service
First Claim
1. A method for a client to request a named service in a network comprising:
- transmitting a service request from the client in the network using a protocol in a layer in a protocol stack between a logical name of the named service and a physical address of a server, within a pool of servers in the network, which will provide the named service, to a service contact point of the network for the pool of servers;
the service contact point, in response to the service request, selects the server which will provide the named service from the pool of servers;
the service contact point forwards the request for the selected server to the selected server; and
the selected server responds to the client with a message using the protocol indicating the selection of the selected server to the client.
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Abstract
The invention is a network and method for a client to request a named service in a network. The method includes transmitting a service request from the client in the network using a protocol in a layer in a protocol stack between a logical name of the named service and a physical address of a server, within a pool of servers in the network, which will provide the named service, to a service contact point of the network for the pool of servers; the service contact point, in response to the service request, selects the server which will provide the named service from the pool of servers; the service contact point forwards the request for the selected server to the selected server; and the selected server responds to the client with a message using the protocol indicating the selection of the selected server to the client.
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1. A method for a client to request a named service in a network comprising:
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transmitting a service request from the client in the network using a protocol in a layer in a protocol stack between a logical name of the named service and a physical address of a server, within a pool of servers in the network, which will provide the named service, to a service contact point of the network for the pool of servers;
the service contact point, in response to the service request, selects the server which will provide the named service from the pool of servers;
the service contact point forwards the request for the selected server to the selected server; and
the selected server responds to the client with a message using the protocol indicating the selection of the selected server to the client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A network comprising:
a client, a pool of servers and a service contact point of the network for the pool of servers and wherein;
the client requests a named service in the network by transmitting a service request from the client in the network using a protocol in a layer in a protocol stack between a logical name of the named service and a physical address of a server, within the pool of servers in the network, which will provide the named service, to a service contact point of the network for the pool of servers, the service contact point, in response to the service request, selects the server which will provide the named service from the pool of servers, the service contact point forwards the request for the selected server to the selected server, and the selected server responds to the client with a message using the protocol indicating the selection of the selected server to the client. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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