Patent ID: 7447797
Filing Date: 2008-11-04
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for processing a service request in a network data processing system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a service request at 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 each particular priority level of service of a plurality of priority levels of service, wherein said first processing unit is a proxy server; associating a particular priority level of service with said service request; conveying said service request to a corresponding second processing unit of a plurality of second processing units in accordance with said particular priority level of service; and processing said service request at the corresponding second processing unit in accordance with said particular 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.