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Load distribution system for distributing load among plurality of servers on www system

  • US 6,128,644 A
  • Filed: 07/20/1998
  • Issued: 10/03/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A load distribution system for distributing load among a plurality of servers, comprising:

  • server status notification means provided for each of said servers, for collecting processing requests sent to said each of said servers, and sending out information on an amount of processing of said each of said servers;

    server status management means for obtaining said amount of processing of said each of said servers collected by said server status notification means to manage a load status of said each of said servers; and

    client systems, each of said client systems having request distribution means which obtains load information on said load status of said each of said servers from said server status management means and is responsive to a sever selection request for determining a destination server to which a processing request should be delivered based on said load information on said load status of said each of said servers, and request relay means which is responsive to a processing request for delivering said server selection request to said request distribution means, and delivers said processing request to said destination server determined by said request distribution means.

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