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Distributed connection management system with replication

  • US 5,838,921 A
  • Filed: 12/08/1995
  • Issued: 11/17/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A distributed connection management system for an interactive multimedia network, the network comprising servers, one or more switching networks, and one or more local access networks having one or more neighborhoods, the system comprising:

  • a server connection manager for each server in the network to allocate and recover bandwidth resources between the server and the switching network;

    a network connection manager for the switching network to allocate and recover bandwidth resources for the switching network;

    a neighborhood connection manager for each neighborhood in the local access networks to allocate and recover bandwidth resources for the neighborhood, to determine a switching connection manager and said server connection manager needed to complete the connection, and to combine resources from said connection manager components to establish a network connection, said neighborhood connection manager comprising a master component and a slave component, wherein said slave component is a replication of said master component, and said slave component is accessed when said master component is unresponsive; and

    means for requesting a connection across the network.

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