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Method and apparatus for policy based class service and adaptive service level management within the context of an internet and intranet

  • US 7,124,188 B2
  • Filed: 02/19/2004
  • Issued: 10/17/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/01/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for implementing class of service among a plurality of clients sending requests seeking access to sites hosted on a plurality of back-end servers, comprising the steps of:

  • grouping at least one of said plurality of back-end servers into a respective one of a plurality of service classes based upon an adaptive policy engine;

    receiving a client request for host access at a front end processor;

    selecting a class of service from said plurality of service classes according to at least one selected parameter of said request; and

    distributing said request to a back-end server in said selected class of service according to the load of each of said at least one of said back-end servers in the selected service class, said load dynamically reconfiguring said adaptive policy engine.

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