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AssigneeSitara Networks, Inc.
InventorsManickam R. Sridhar, Boris Boruchovich, Steven Sigel, Sylvain Louchez, Malik Z. Khan
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When establishing a communication path between a client system and a server system which are coupled over a data network, the client system accesses distributed directory information in order to determine whether a communication path to the server computer can use an enhanced communication approach, such as an enhanced transport or application layer protocol, and to obtain an address of a second server system which will provide communication services needed to communicate using the enhanced communication approach. By using distributed information, and in particular by distributing the information at the server systems themselves, the invention reduces or eliminates the reliance on critical points of failure or congestion, such as a Internet Domain Name Server (DNS) or a centralized repository of information related to the enhanced communication.
A method for communicating over a data network between a local computer and a remote system configured to accept communication sent over the data network to a first address of a computer on the data network using a first communication approach, the method comprising:
Software stored on a computer-readable medium for causing a local computer to perform the functions of:
A method for communicating over a data network between a local computer and a remote system configured to accept communication sent over the data network to a first address using a first communication approach, the method comprising:
Software stored on a computer readable medium for causing a local computer to maintain a database which includes storage for a plurality of associations each including of a name of a remote system, an address for communicating with the remote system using a first communication protocol, and an address for communicating with the remote system using an enhanced communication protocol.
A method for communicating over a data network between a local computer and a remote system at a remote system network address on the data network, the method comprising:
A computer system comprising a database stored on a computer readable medium, the database associating names of remote systems, addresses for communicating with those remote systems using a first communication protocol, and addresses for communicating with those remote systems using an enhanced communication protocol.
A computer communication system comprising:
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