Patents Assigned to Sightpath, Inc
  • Replica routing
    Patent number: 6052718
    Abstract: The present invention is a new method called replica routing that automatically directs client computers that request a service to a server replica for that service. The replica chosen by replica routing is the replica that is expected to provide the best performance to the client based upon the client's location in the internetwork topology and the estimated performance of the internetwork. In addition, the system and method is designed to permit new replicas to be flexibly added undue administrative overhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Sightpath, Inc
    Inventor: David K. Gifford