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Mechanism for locking client requests to a particular server

  • US 7,139,792 B1
  • Filed: 09/29/2000
  • Issued: 11/21/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a first request from a user corresponding to a first transaction at a dispatcher;

    determining if the first transaction is a secure transaction;

    creating at the dispatcher a secure tunnel context between the dispatcher and the user, if the transaction is a secure transaction, wherein the secure tunnel context comprises a session identifier (ID);

    assigning a server to the first request at the dispatcher by adding an entry to a mapping table maintained by the dispatcher;

    associating the session ID with the assigned server;

    receiving a subsequent request from the user corresponding to a second transaction at the dispatcher, the subsequent request comprising the session ID;

    determining if the session ID exists in the mapping table; and

    sending the subsequent request to the assigned server if the session ID exists in the mapping table.

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