Communications system
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1. A communications system, comprising:
- a) a plurality of clients;
b) a plurality of servers for connection to the clients for providing information to the clients;
c) each server comprising means for sending control messages to the clients at least equal to a set rate;
d) each client comprising means for detecting the control messages, and monitor means for determining a fault condition if the control messages are not received from each of the servers at less than predetermined time intervals; and
e) at least one of the clients having access to a plurality of the servers for providing the same information, and comprising costing means for allocating a cost value to each of the plurality of the servers, and server selection means for determining which out of the plurality of the servers to use, based on the cost values, and means for incrementing the cost value associated with a particular server to reflect lengths of the time intervals between successive control messages received from that server.
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Abstract
A communications system comprising one or more servers and one or more clients. The servers are connected to the clients, for the provision of information to the clients. Each server is operative for sending control messages to the clients at or above a set rate. Each client is operative for detecting the control messages, and for determining a fault condition if the control messages are not received from each one of the servers at less than predetermined time intervals.
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1. A communications system, comprising:
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a) a plurality of clients;
b) a plurality of servers for connection to the clients for providing information to the clients;
c) each server comprising means for sending control messages to the clients at least equal to a set rate;
d) each client comprising means for detecting the control messages, and monitor means for determining a fault condition if the control messages are not received from each of the servers at less than predetermined time intervals; and
e) at least one of the clients having access to a plurality of the servers for providing the same information, and comprising costing means for allocating a cost value to each of the plurality of the servers, and server selection means for determining which out of the plurality of the servers to use, based on the cost values, and means for incrementing the cost value associated with a particular server to reflect lengths of the time intervals between successive control messages received from that server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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