Patent ID: 7536392

Claim:
A method of routing a network request comprising: providing a resource list to a user, the resource list identifying a plurality of resources on the network; receiving, on a computer having a processor and memory, a request for status information for a resource listed in the resource list, the request accompanied by a class of service marker for the user; checking the class of service marker to determine if the user has access rights for the resource identified in the request for status information; updating the status of the resource to show a current status of the resource if the class of service marker provides access rights to the resource identified in the request for status information, otherwise, showing the status of the resource to be unavailable; receiving a routing request for a resource identified in the resource list, the routing request being accompanied by the class of service marker for the user; examining the class of service marker from the routing request against a network authorization policy to ensure that the class of service marker allows the user to be routed to the resource; and routing the user to the resource if the class of service marker allows for the user to be routed to the resource.