Patent ID: 8140640

Claim:
A communication network, comprising: a plurality of server devices for providing a plurality of services, respectively, to the network, wherein the plurality of services are distinct from each other and each service of the plurality of services has a corresponding service address that is distinct for each of said plurality of services residing on a single one of said plurality of server devices; a client device configured to access a first service of the plurality of services by performing at least the following: accessing a service point map on the client device to obtain a first service address for the first service, and sending a request for the first service wherein the request comprises the first address for the first service, wherein the service point map comprises a listing of the plurality of services and their corresponding service addresses, including the first service address; a service point map manager for generating a new service point map after the corresponding service address for the first service is changed from the first service address to a second service address, wherein the new service point map comprises the second service address.