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Network for efficiently locating resources and routing service requests received from individual node connections

  • US 5,742,598 A
  • Filed: 10/19/1995
  • Issued: 04/21/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A network for establishing connections for a subscriber unit which initiates a request for access to a service available at multiple servers comprising:

  • (a) a plurality of nodes connected to said network which are selected one at a time for supporting radio connection to the subscriber unit, each of said nodes having the capability of accepting said request for connection from said subscriber unit when it is the selected node to support such radio connection;

    (b) a plurality of servers, each server being linked via a network connection to a respective node for providing said service;

    (c) means at each node which when the node is selected for connection is responsive to said request for identifying an address of a particular server preselected for providing said service;

    (d) means at each node for transmitting said server address to said subscriber unit; and

    ,(e) means at said node for initiating a connection between said node and said service location over said network, in response to receiving said request from said subscriber unit including said server address, whereby said subscriber unit is connected through said node to said service.

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