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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2005
Charles Hoynowski, Redwood City, CA (US);
Daniel Hirschberg, Foster City, CA (US);
Charles Hoynowski, Redwood City, CA (US);
Daniel Hirschberg, Foster City, CA (US);
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus that enable more than one server to host a resource using a shared IP address such that a client may generally access the resource on any of the servers using the shared IP address are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for providing paths that allow a client to access a resource in a TCP/IP network includes obtaining an IP address, as well as associating the IP address to first and second servers. The first and second servers support the resource at the IP address, and a first path of the plurality of paths that allow the client to access the resource is between the client and the first server and a second path of the plurality of paths that allow the client to access the resource is between the client and the second server.