Patent ID: 7222150
Filing Date: 2007-05-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A distributed multiprocessor server system for facilitating delegated processing of at least portions of requests associated with request messages received via a communicatively coupled network link, the system comprising: a network interface; an intelligent switch coupled to the network interface, the switch comprising logic components for identifying a new request, corresponding to a message packet received by the network interface, passed from the network interface to the intelligent switch; a default handler processor coupled to the intelligent switch and configured to receive the new request from the intelligent switch, the default handler processor comprising delegation logic facilitating; associating a request type with at least a portion of the new request, identifying a handler processor from a set of specialized handler processors for executing at least the portion of the new request based upon the request type, and issuing a message reassigning at least the portion of the new request to the identified handler processor; and at least one bus structure communicatively linking the set of specialized handler processors to the intelligent switch and request reassignment tracking logic enabling the intelligent switch to route messages associated with at least the portion of the reassigned request between the identified handler processor and the network interface, thereby facilitating completing at least the portion of the new request through communications between the identified handler of specialized handler processors and the network interface via the intelligent switch without intervention by the default handler processor.