Methods, systems and computer program products for port assignments of multiple application instances using the same source IP address

Methods, systems and computer program products provide assignment of ports for connections originated by multiple application instances executing on different data processing systems utilizing a common network address. An indication of available ports for the common network address is provided to ea...

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Main Authors DEVINE WESLEY MCMILLAN, HERR DAVID ANTHONY, WARD RAYMOND E, MCCLINTOCK MARK W, AIKEN, JR. JOHN ANDREW
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.10.2006
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRICITY
PHYSICS
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Summary:Methods, systems and computer program products provide assignment of ports for connections originated by multiple application instances executing on different data processing systems utilizing a common network address. An indication of available ports for the common network address is provided to each of the different data processing systems executing the multiple application instances. A port identified as available is selected as a port for a connection utilizing the common network address.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20010862968