Patent ID: RE44363

Claim:
A computer implemented system for designating a resource location among a plurality of resource locations, comprising: at least one client computer; at least one service supplier responsive to requests of the at least one client computer, the at least one service supplier comprising, i. a domain server configured to provide access to the plurality of resource locations in response to a request from the at least one client computer, the plurality of resource locations being replicated servers operably linked to the domain server, a portion of the replicated servers being configured to be responsive to an anycast address protocol, ii. at least one router responsive to the portion of replicated servers, the router having a routing table configured to receive resource advertisements from the portion of replicated servers, the resource advertisements including at least capacity data of each replicated server, the router being operably linked to the domain server for resolving the designation of the resource location among the plurality of resource locations, wherein the domain server utilizes the anycast address protocol for accessing the plurality of resource locations, the router table being responsive to the anycast requests of the domain server to designate the resource location for access by the at least one client computer in accordance with the resource advertisements of the table, and wherein a resource advertisement is periodically transmitted from a corresponding replicated server upon a change of a predetermined amount in the capacity data of the corresponding replicated server.