Patent ID: 6351743
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for operating a DNS having a named server and a cached server, said method comprising the steps of:a. receiving a query; b. determining if the received query is authoratative, if it is authoratative, jumping to step h; c. determining if the outstanding named query count is greater than the outstanding cached query count, if the outstanding named query count is not greater, jumping to step h; d. sending the non-authoratative query to a cached server process; e. incrementing a cached query received count; f. processing the query; g. incrementing a cached queries processed count and returning to step a. to receive the next query; h. sending the non-authoratative query to named server process; i. incrementing a named query received count; j. processing the query; and k. incrementing a named queries processed count and returning to step a. to receiving the next query.