Patents Assigned to Internatioinal Business Machines Corp.
  • System and method for providing dynamically alterable computer clusters for message routing
    Patent number: 5918017
    Abstract: A TCP-connection-router performs encapsulated clustering by dividing each encapsulated cluster into several Virtual EC (VECs), dynamically distributing incoming connections within a VEC based on current server load metrics according to a configurable policy. In one embodiment, the connection router supports dynamic configuration of the cluster, and enables transparent recovery which provides uninterrupted service to the VEC clients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Internatioinal Business Machines Corp.
    Inventors: Clement Richard Attanasio, German Sergio Goldszmidt, Guerney Douglas Holloway Hunt, Stephen Edwin Smith