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US 2014/0372571 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for load balancing in communication system
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHae-Jung Lim, Hong-Seok Yang, Jai-Jin Lim
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Abstract
Provided is a method for balancing load of a server in a communication system. The method includes receiving, by a client, a new access request message; checking load status of servers that the client itself manages; selecting a lowest-load server among the servers as a server to which the client is to send the new access request message; and sending the new access request message to the selected server.
Claims14
A method for balancing load of a server in a communication system, comprising:
- receiving, by a client, a new access request message;
- checking load status of servers that the client itself manages;
- selecting a lowest-load server among the servers as a server to which the client is to send the new access request message;
- and
- sending the new access request message to the selected server.
2 more elements
An apparatus for balancing load of a server by a client in a communication system, comprising:
- a transceiver for receiving a new access request message;
- and
- a controller for checking load status of servers that the client manages, selecting a lowest-load server among the servers as a server to which the client is to send the new access request message, and controlling the transceiver to send the new access request message to the selected server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.