System for providing network load distribution

• US 20050030892A1
• Filed: 06/23/2004
• Published: 02/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David A. Hagen, Rick Stefanik
• Original Assignee: David A. Hagen, Rick Stefanik
• Inventors: Stefanik, Rick, Hagen, David A.
• Application Number:
  US10/874,694
• Publication Number:
  US 20050030892A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/229
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/18 for broadcast or conference , e.g. multicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4641 Virtual LANs, VLANs, e.g. virtual private networks [VPN] LAN interconnection over a bridge based backbone H04L12/462; encapsulation techniques H04L12/4633; routing of packets H04L45/00; packet switches H04L49/00; virtual private networks for security H04L63/0272
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers

Abstract

A system for providing network load distribution including a network having a number of portals that are configured to access portal services hosted by the network and a plurality of control nodes on the network that are configured to establish data connections with the portals on the network. The control nodes form a virtual local area network (VLAN) that includes multicast islands and singlecast bridges for broadcasting data to other nodes on the network. When a portal requests to access a portal service hosted on the network, a portal having the requested service is identified and authenticated by one of the control nodes, and a data connection is established between the identified portal and the requesting portal for sharing the requested service.

Claims

1. A system for providing network load distribution comprising:

a network comprising a plurality of portals that are configured to access portal services hosted by the network; and

a plurality of control nodes on the network that are configured to establish data connections with the portals on the network;

wherein the control nodes form a virtual local area network (VLAN);

wherein the VLAN comprises multicast islands and singlecast bridges for broadcasting data to other nodes on the network;

wherein when a portal requests to access a portal service hosted on the network, a portal having the requested service is identified and authenticated by one of the control nodes, and a data connection is established between the identified portal and the requesting portal for sharing the requested service.