MULTIPLE UNICAST OF DATA TO MULTIPLE HOSTS HAVING THE SAME DOMAIN NAME

摘要

An arrangement (10) is provided for requesting and receiving consistent treatment for hosts having separate IP addresses but a common domain name. The desired treatment is provided utilizing DNS databases having new MURR-type resource records (107, 1000, 10002, 10004). The present invention can also be readily employed in wired communication systems, as well as intranet or local area network systems employing IP addressing, where multiple hosts having the same domain name need to get the same treatment from a client application, which communicates using the IP addresses resolved by a DNS server.