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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2000
Kira Sterling Attwood, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Linwood Hugh Overby, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Chien-en Sun, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Kira Sterling Attwood, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Linwood Hugh Overby, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Chien-En Sun, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention prevents server overload and possible server crippling due to a flooding of connect requests caused by intentional attack or otherwise. In response to a connection request from a host for a specified port, the number of connections to the port that are assigned to the host are determined. If this number exceeds a first threshold, the request is denied. It is possible to override this denial if a quality of service parameter pertaining to the host permits such an override. However, if the number of available connections to the port is less than a second threshold, the connection request is denied in any event.
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