Patent ID: 6615265
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method of discontinuing availability of an application-server connected to at least one application-client, the method of discontinuing being executed by a computer system and the connected-application-server offering execution of application-service-requests to the connected-application-client, the method comprising the steps of:determining with a connected-application-server a connected-application-client with an open connection to said connected-application-server; said connected-application server determining a collection of substitute-application-servers comprising one or more substitute-application-servers; sending from said application-server to said connected-application-client a demand to switch to a substitute-application-server; sending identifications of said collection of substitute-application-servers to said connected-application-client; said connected-application-client selecting a substitute-application-server from said collection of substitute-application-servers; said connected-application-client opening a substitute-connection to said selected substitute-application-server; said connected-application-client closing said connection to said connected-application-server; and said connected-application-server discontinuing availability of said connected-application-server by terminating said connected-application-server.