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Scalable distributed network controller

  • US 6,047,324 A
  • Filed: 02/05/1998
  • Issued: 04/04/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/05/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer system for implementing and managing a message-based protocol that is adapted to provide any of a plurality of online services over a communications network, wherein the system comprisesa) an application program interfacing mechanism adapted to send and/or receive at least one of:

  • TCP messages, UDP messages, and asynchronous message responses;

    b) a framework mechanism adapted to provide at least one of;

    thread management, connection management and multicasting so as to provide an interface to at least one online service;

    c) a routing mechanism adapted to route messages and message responses between the application program interfacing mechanism and the framework mechanism;

    d) the framework mechanism further adapted to broadcast periodic heartbeat messages on the network to identify and prioritize any of a plurality of available online services.

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