System and method of binding a client to a server
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1. A method of binding a client to a server, the method comprising:
- establishing a connection between a server and a client;
receiving, at the client via the connection, a list of best-fit server Internet Protocol (IP) addresses;
determining, at the client, whether the server is identified in the list of best-fit server IP addresses;
maintaining the connection to the server in response to determining that the server is identified in the list of best-fit server IP addresses; and
ending the connection to the server in response to determining that the server is not identified in the list of best-fit server IP addresses.
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Abstract
Systems and methods to bind a client with a server are provided. A particular method includes establishing a connection between a server and a client. A list of best-fit server IP addresses is received at the client via the connection. A determination is made whether the server is identified in the list of best-fit server IP addresses. When the server is not identified in the list of best-fit server IP addresses, the connection to the server is terminated.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of binding a client to a server, the method comprising:
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establishing a connection between a server and a client; receiving, at the client via the connection, a list of best-fit server Internet Protocol (IP) addresses; determining, at the client, whether the server is identified in the list of best-fit server IP addresses; maintaining the connection to the server in response to determining that the server is identified in the list of best-fit server IP addresses; and ending the connection to the server in response to determining that the server is not identified in the list of best-fit server IP addresses. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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2. A server device, comprising:
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a processor; a memory accessible to the processor; and a protocol engine executable by the processor to; establish a connection to a client device; and send a list of best-fit server Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to the client device via the connection, wherein the list of best-fit server IP addresses is determined based on network distribution criteria; wherein the client device ends the connection to the server device in response to determining that an address of the server device is not identified in the list of best-fit server IP addresses; and wherein the client device maintains the connection to the server device in response to determining that the address of the server device is identified in the list of best-fit server IP addresses. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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3. A client device, comprising:
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a processor; a memory accessible to the processor; a protocol engine executable by the processor to; establish a connection between a server and the client device; receive, at the client device via the connection, a list of best-fit server Internet Protocol (IP) addresses; and determine whether the server is identified in the list of best-fit server IP addresses; maintain the connection to the server in response to determining that the server is identified in the list of best-fit server IP addresses; and end the connection to the server in response to determining that the server is not identified in the list of best-fit server IP addresses. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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