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Apparatus and method for improving performance of proxy server arrays that use persistent connections

  • US 6,757,733 B2
  • Filed: 02/20/2001
  • Issued: 06/29/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/26/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method performed by a client in a client/server network comprising:

  • receiving a proxy table, the proxy table including information about how to connect to at least one proxy server in the client/server network;

    receiving an address of a page to access, the page being stored on a server in the client/server network;

    processing the address to yield a modified address identifying the server for the page;

    processing the modified address to yield an index for the proxy table;

    using the index to find a corresponding proxy server having an entry in the proxy table; and

    accessing the corresponding proxy server to retrieve the page via a persistent connection between the corresponding proxy server and the server for the page.

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