Patent ID: 6985967
Filing Date: 2006-01-10
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A data processing system, comprising: a plurality of web server processing cards, coupled with a midplane; a first network interface card coupled with each of the plurality of web server processing cards and the midplane; each of the plurality of web server processing cards coupled with a public network communication router over a first communication path, the public network communication router coupled to a public network and operable to route data packets to and from the web server processing cards, the first network interface card forming at least a portion of the first communication path coupling each of the plurality of web server processing cards with the public network wherein the first network interface card is disposed along the first communication path; each of the plurality of web server processing cards coupled with a private network communication router over a second communication path, the private network communication router coupled with at least one private processing system and operable to provide processing services upon receipt of a processing request from one of the plurality of web server processing cards wherein a second network interface card is disposed along the second communication path; a third communication path coupling a management system and the plurality of web server processing cards wherein a third network interface card is disposed along the third communication path; each of the plurality of web server cards coupled with the management system operable to monitor and manage the plurality of web server processing cards; and wherein a portion of the second communication that couples the network interface card with the public network is entirely independent of a portion of the first communication path that couples the network interface card with the private network.