Patent ID: 6735631
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for directing Internet Protocol (IP) requests between at least first and second application servers, the first and second servers applying substantially the same application, the method comprising the steps of:(a) collecting first server statistics from the first application server with a first redirection processor, the first server statistics comprising Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Information Base (MIB) information; (b) collecting second server statistics from the second application server with said first redirection processor, the second server statistics comprising SNMP MIB information; (c) sending said first and second server statistics from said first redirection processor to a second redirection processor, wherein said second redirection processor is located at a geographically disparate location from said first redirection processor; and (d) directing at least one IP request to one of said first and second application servers in response to the first and second server statistics residing on said first and second redirection processors.