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Distributed configuration profile for computing system

  • US 5,475,819 A
  • Filed: 06/17/1994
  • Issued: 12/12/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/02/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A distributed computing system, comprising:

  • a communications network having a number of clients and a number of service providers connected thereto, each service provider supplying one or more services, wherein each client is able to send data to and receive data from each of said service providers via said network using a unique network address;

    one of said service providers providing a name service, said name service being a database service containing entries for each of said service providers and receiving inquiries from said clients for the identity of said service providers referenced by service name and returning information identifying said service providers by network address;

    said name service including in said database configuration profiles for at least one client, each configuration profile comprising a plurality of hierarchically-arranged entries including;

    one or more server entries each defining a network address of one of said service providers;

    one or more service groups, each service group defining a plurality of said server entries; and

    one or more other configuration profiles;

    each of said entries of each of said configuration profile of said name service containing priority information to determine the order of use of said network addresses by said client after receipt of said inquiries by said name service;

    and means for identifying for said client a selected one or more of said configuration profiles for reference upon making said inquiries.

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