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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2007
Applicants:
Christopher James Nason, Kanata, CA;
Robert Star, Kanata, CA;
Inventors:
Christopher James Nason, Kanata, CA;
Robert Star, Kanata, CA;
Assignee:
Mitel Networks Corporation, Otawa, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/66 (2006.01); H04B 7/204 (2006.01); H04B 7/212 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04J 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A client/server network includes a plurality of IP devices in communication with a central server and one another. Each of the plurality of IP devices maintains a count of the number of the IP devices attempting to connect to the central server at one time in order to monitor the load on the central server. Wherein each of the plurality of IP devices verifies that the count does not exceed a maximum count prior to attempting connection to the central server.