Address-based service request distributing method and address converter
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1. A method for distributing service requests from a plurality of clients to a plurality of servers, comprising the steps of:
- classifying, in advance, addresses of the clients into a plurality of address groups;
correlating each of the plurality of address groups with one of the plurality of servers; and
sending a service request of a client to the server corresponding to the address group of the client.
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Abstract
A method for distributing service requests to a plurality of servers without any need for preparing a special measure in the clients or performing session management is disclosed. Addresses of a plurality of clients are classified in advance into a plurality of address groups. Each of the plurality of address groups is correlated with one of a plurality of servers. A service request of a client is distributed to a corresponding server depending on which address group the client belongs to.
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1. A method for distributing service requests from a plurality of clients to a plurality of servers, comprising the steps of:
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classifying, in advance, addresses of the clients into a plurality of address groups;
correlating each of the plurality of address groups with one of the plurality of servers; and
sending a service request of a client to the server corresponding to the address group of the client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for distributing service requests from a plurality of clients to a plurality of servers, comprising the steps of:
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classifying, in advance, addresses of the clients into a plurality of address groups;
correlating each of the plurality of address groups, a kind of service, and one of the plurality of servers with each other; and
sending a service request of a client to the server corresponding to the address group of the client and a kind of a service that is requested by the client. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An address converter for distributing service requests from a plurality of clients to a plurality of servers, comprising:
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an address conversion table retrievably storing addresses of the plurality of clients, which are classified into a plurality of address groups, wherein each of the plurality of address groups is correlated with one of the plurality of servers; and
a controller for sending a service request of a client to the server corresponding to the address group of the client as determined by referring to the address conversion table, in order to provide a requested service to the client. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An address converter for distributing service requests from a plurality of clients to a plurality of servers, comprising:
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an address conversion table retrievably storing addresses of the plurality of clients, which are classified into a plurality of address groups, wherein each of the plurality of address groups, a kind of service, and one of the plurality of servers are correlated with each other; and
a controller for sending a service request of a client to the server corresponding to the address group of the client and the kind of service that is requested by the client, as determined by referring to the address conversion table, in order to provide a requested service to the client. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for distributing service requests from a plurality of clients to a plurality of servers, comprising the steps of:
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classifying, in advance, addresses of the clients into a plurality of address groups;
correlating each of the plurality of address groups with one of the plurality of servers;
converting one or more addresses of a destination server of a service request from a requesting client into one or more addresses of a different server, which provides the requested service, based on the address group of the requesting client; and
sending the service request of the requesting client to the different server corresponding to the address group of the requesting client, using the converted one or more addresses.
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