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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1997
Keith W Logan, Redmond, WA (US);
Pradyumna K Misra, Issaquah, WA (US);
Paul J Leach, Seattle, WA (US);
Clifford P Van Dyke, Bellevue, WA (US);
Dave D Straube, Redmond, WA (US);
Arnold S Miller, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A network directory and naming service include fields for identifying instances of network resources and other objects by both logical and topological grouping. This combination of information facilitates automated efficient decision making with regard to replication of resources and updating the replicas in response to changes. The combination of logical and topological identification for resources also facilitates selection of a close replica in instances where a client requests access to a resource, such as a server, for which communicatively local and remote instances exist.