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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2006
Steven E. Lucco, Bellevue, WA (US);
Erik B. Christensen, Seattle, WA (US);
Andrew J. Layman, Bellevue, WA (US);
David E. Levin, Redmond, WA (US);
Bradford H. Lovering, Seattle, WA (US);
Henrik Frystyk Nielsen, Seattle, WA (US);
John P. Shewchuk, Redmond, WA (US);
Steven E. Lucco, Bellevue, WA (US);
Erik B. Christensen, Seattle, WA (US);
Andrew J. Layman, Bellevue, WA (US);
David E. Levin, Redmond, WA (US);
Bradford H. Lovering, Seattle, WA (US);
Henrik Frystyk Nielsen, Seattle, WA (US);
John P. Shewchuk, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method is provided for resolving virtual network names using one or more name routers. A conventional Uniform Resource Locator (URL) naming scheme is extended by allowing any component to be mapped to an address. The resolution process occurs recursively through a plurality of name routers. Resolution can be contextual, such that the same virtual network name may be resolved differently depending on the identity of the client or other parameters.