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Communication system

  • US 20040133631A1
  • Filed: 01/06/2003
  • Published: 07/08/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A communication system comprising:

  • a plurality of remote portals on a network that are adapted to generate requests and receive responses; and

    a plurality of gateway servers on the network that are adapted to accept requests from the plurality of portals;

    wherein when a portal request is transmitted from a portal in the plurality of remote portals to the plurality of gateway servers, a performance level of each gateway server in the plurality of gateway servers is ascertained;

    wherein the time it takes for a gateway server to respond to the portal request is delayed as the performance level of the gateway server degrades;

    wherein any response delay of a gateway server is decreased as its performance level improves;

    wherein each gateway server rejects requests if its performance level has reached a predetermined minimum;

    wherein the first gateway server in the plurality of gateway servers that responds the portal request, considering any performance delays, is selected to process the portal request; and

    wherein a connection is established between the requesting portal and the gateway server that is selected to process the request.

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