Patent ID: 6513061
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A proxy server selecting server connected to a network having a computer node (referred to as a server) serving as a server for providing service, a computer node (referred to as a client) serving as a client for receiving the service, and plural computer nodes (referred to as proxy servers) serving as proxy servers for relaying an access from said client to said server, said proxy server selecting server comprising:an address storage unit for storing a domain name and a network address of each of the computer nodes in said network to be managed; a proxy server information storage unit for storing location information of each of said proxy servers; a proxy server selecting unit for selecting one of the proxy servers according to a predetermined selecting rule, based on geographic location information of said client and said location information of each of said proxy servers stored in said proxy server information storing unit, when receiving from said client an inquiry request for inquiring a network address of a server corresponding to a domain name of said server, the geographic location information of said client being attached to said inquiry request; and an address notifying unit for notifying said client of a network address of said proxy server selected by said proxy server selecting unit in place of the network address of said server.