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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2000
Thomas A. Bohannon, Winder, GA (US);
Richard A. Howes, Jr., Roswell, GA (US);
James A. Jordan, Roswell, GA (US);
Bill Leblanc, Athens, GA (US);
Peter A. Tenereillo, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Thomas A. Bohannon, Winder, GA (US);
Richard A. Howes, Jr., Roswell, GA (US);
James A. Jordan, Roswell, GA (US);
Bill Leblanc, Athens, GA (US);
Peter A. Tenereillo, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Nortel Networks Limited, , CA;
Abstract
A method and a system are described for directing a client to the most optimal, most available Web site or to the most optimal content in a distributed content environment, using an Internet Site Selector, which is an Internet appliance that optimizes the performance of domains hosted on mirrored, geographically distributed Web sites. The system includes various components including the Internet Site Selectors which co-locate with each Web site. The method comprises a number of steps including sending client requests to a primary or main site, redirecting by an Internet Site Selector coupled to the primary or main site the modified client requests to all other participating Internet Site Selectors. Several modes and deployments of the Internet Site Selectors, including geographic site selection, multiple Internet Site Selectors at each Web site, Internet Site Selector grouping, Internet Site Selectors in content routing are described.