Patent ID: 9264409
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A website hosting system, comprising: a request routing node; and a plurality of security termination nodes coupled to the request routing node, wherein each security termination node is configured to secure connections between servers hosting websites and customers of the websites in accordance with a predetermined quality of service level, wherein the request routing node balances incoming requests for secure websites among the security termination nodes based on an application-specific parameter, wherein the request routing node is configured to change the predetermined quality of service level based on the application-specific parameter, wherein the application-specific parameter comprises a previously specified service tier assigned to a user of the system, wherein the previously specified service tier comprises one of three different tiers, wherein the three different tiers comprise a first tier associated with a lowest quality of service level, a second tier associated with a medium quality of service level, and a third tier associated with a highest quality of service level, and wherein the request routing node is configured to change the predetermined quality of service level based on the application-specific parameter comprises the request routing node being configured to temporarily increase the predetermined quality of service level for a programmable period of time and then lower the predetermined quality of service level after the programmable period of time has passed.