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Configurable adaptive global traffic control and management

  • US 7,822,871 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2002
  • Issued: 10/26/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A framework for adaptive traffic control comprising:

  • a server network; and

    an adaptive traffic control (ATC) name server network having at least one domain name server comprising hardware in combination with software and constructed and adapted to provide adaptive policy-based domain name service, wherein, in response to a request to resolve a hostname, at least one domain name server in the ATC domain name server network provides an answer based on a policy and on a location of the requester, wherein each server in the server network is at least one of;

    a monitored server, wherein an availability of the monitored server is dynamically monitored; and

    a managed server, wherein either an availability of the managed server is dynamically monitored, or a load share or a shed fraction of the managed server is defined dynamically, wherein the framework further comprises;

    an ATC administrative framework, wherein the ATC administrative framework comprises;

    an administrative master agent (AMA);

    at least one administrative master backup agent; and

    a network operation center.

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