Patent ID: 6286032
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A communication network including a first and second servers connected via a common network, wherein said first server owns a record data associated with at least one process running for serving a client device using said communication network through said first server, said second server keeping a copy of said record data, a method in said communication network comprising the steps of:performing a hashing function over said record data to produce a first hash value, wherein said hashing function comprises concatenating UDP port information and at least a portion of an IP address to produce a string record of A(e), squaring said string record of A(e) to produce a squared record of A(e), and truncating said squared record of A(e) to at least a predetermined record length;performing said hashing function over said copy of said record data to produce a second hash value; andsending said first hash value from said first server to said second server.