Patent ID: 7516241
Filing Date: 2009-04-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A network data processing system, comprising: a first processing unit, said first processing unit including a plurality of processing subunits, each processing subunit of said plurality of processing subunits associated with a particular priority level of service of a plurality of priority levels of service, wherein said first processing unit is a proxy server; and a plurality of second processing units, each processing subunit of said plurality of processing subunits coupled to a corresponding second processing unit of said plurality of second processing units and operable to: responsive to the proxy server receiving a service request, convey said service request to said corresponding second processing unit in accordance with said associated priority level of service; wherein each processing subunit of said plurality of processing subunits is configured to receive service requests from the proxy server and is configured to send the received service requests to the corresponding second processing unit of said plurality of second processing units, and wherein said processing subunit associated with a higher priority level of service comprises a faster response time than said processing subunit associated with a lower priority level of service.