Dynamic Application Server Allocation in an IMS Network
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1. A method of dynamically allocating a user to one of a pool of Application Servers within an IP Multimedia Subsystem network, the pool of Application Servers being configured to provision an IP Multimedia Subsystem service, the method comprising:
- determining a level of historical use of said service by said user; and
allocating the user to an Application Server based upon said use and the current load distribution across the Application Servers.
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A method of dynamically allocating a user to one of a pool of Application Servers within an IP Multimedia Subsystem network. The pool of Application Servers is configured to provision an IP Multimedia Subsystem service. The method comprises determining a level of historical use of said service by said user. The user is then allocated to an Application Server based upon said use and the current load distribution across the Application Servers.
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1. A method of dynamically allocating a user to one of a pool of Application Servers within an IP Multimedia Subsystem network, the pool of Application Servers being configured to provision an IP Multimedia Subsystem service, the method comprising:
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determining a level of historical use of said service by said user; and allocating the user to an Application Server based upon said use and the current load distribution across the Application Servers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus configured for use within an IP Multimedia Subsystem and comprising:
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a first processing unit for monitoring a user load distribution across a pool of Application Servers used to provision an IP Multimedia Subsystem service; a second processing unit for identifying a level of historical use for a user being registered for said service; and a third processing unit for allocating said user to an Application Server in dependence upon both said user load distribution and said level of historical use. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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