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US 2017/0324585 A1Published application
Methods and systems for prioritizing nameservers
AssigneeBluecat Networks
InventorsRichard N. Hyatt, Thomas Borrel, Steven P. Meyer
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Abstract
Methods, devices and systems are disclosed for dynamically adjusting the load priority of a backup nameserver in a computer network based on the health and responsiveness of primary and backup nameservers.
Claims18
A computer-based system for prioritizing servers for a specific network protocol in a network comprising:
- a plurality of communicatively coupled network servers where at least one server is a primary server and at least one server is a backup server;
- at least one network monitor, wherein the network monitor monitors a round trip time (RTT) of at least one data packet sent to the primary server and at least one data packet sent to the backup server over the network;
- at least one delay component operably coupled between the at least one backup server and the network, the delay component:
- receiving from the at least one network monitor health status and responsiveness values for each server based on the RTT;
- determining a level of operation for the server network;
- computing delay information required to meet or come in below a pre-determined responsiveness target for the determined level of operation;
- and
- introducing a network communication delay for transmission of specific network protocol message traffic from the backup servers to the network.
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A method for prioritizing servers for a specific network protocol in a network comprising:
- monitoring a round trip time (RTT) of a data packet to at least one primary server and a RTT to at least one backup server for the network protocol in a network;
- determining a health status and responsiveness value for each server based on the RTT;
- determining the level of operation for the server network;
- computing delay information required to meet or come in below a pre-determined responsiveness target for the determined level of operation;
- and
- introducing a network communication delay for transmission of the specific network protocol message traffic from the backup server to the network.
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A computing device in a computer network located between the computer network and a backup server, comprising components to perform a method of:
- monitoring a round trip times (RTT) of a data packet to at least one primary server and a RTT to at least one backup server in the network for a specific network protocol in the network;
- determining a health status and responsiveness value for each server based on the respective RTT;
- determining the level of operation for the server network;
- computing delay information required to meet or fall below a predetermined responsiveness target for the determined level of operation;
- and
- enforcing a network communications delay for transmission of the specific network protocol message traffic from the backup server to the computer network.
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