METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING SERVER WHICH SHOULD RESPOND TO SERVICE REQUEST

Title:

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING SERVER WHICH SHOULD RESPOND TO SERVICE REQUEST

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP2012161078

Kind Code:

A

Abstract:

To provide a method for determining a server which should respond to a service request.

The method comprises: generating a DNS request which comprises a URI to identify a service requested by a mobile device and in addition to the URI an indication of the location of the mobile device (step 1); inserting into the DNS request a keyword, which identifies the service DNS request as being a service enabled for service migration (step 2); forwarding the DNS request to a DNS server (step 3); determining by the DNS server a most suitable server responding to the service request, based on the location of the mobile device as indicated by the indication of the location added to the URI (step 4); and returning the address of the server which has been determined based on the location to the mobile device (step 5).

Inventors:

HENRIK LUNDQVIST
DESPOTOVIC ZORAN

Application Number:

JP2012016978A

Publication Date:

August 23, 2012

Filing Date:

January 30, 2012

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Assignee:

NTT DOCOMO INC

International Classes:

H04W8/26; H04W4/02; H04W80/04

Domestic Patent References:

JP2000216827A	2000-08-04
JP2000216827A	2000-08-04

Foreign References:

US20050124382A1	2005-06-09
US20100306386A1	2010-12-02
US20050124382A1	2005-06-09

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Shoichi Okuyama
Arihara Koichi
Matsushima Tetsuo
Hidefumi Kawamura
Ayako Nakamura
Satoshi Morimoto
Kyoko Tsunoda
Yu Tanaka
Tokumoto Koichi
Atsushi Watanabe

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