Patent ID: 6578050
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method for implementing a name service, the method comprising:(a) creating a name service, the name service being arranged to store persistent information; and (b) creating at least one storage mechanism arranged to store the persistent information; wherein the at least one storage mechanism comprises a directory service; (c) creating a data store interface within the name service to interact with the data store to store and retrieve the stored information; (d) creating a load balancing index within the data store interface; (e) using name overloading to create names containing a load balancing name identifier in the name component of the names which may be used for referencing in the load balancing index where the load balancing identifier is a subset of the name component of the names; (f) storing names containing a load balancing identifier in the load balancing index in a form which may be referenced by the load balancing identifiers of the respective names.