IP VIRTUALIZATION

摘要

A method, system and computer program product for creating a virtual network identity, by using a virtual IP address and hostname, in a software application for the express purpose of making the application node-independent, wherein node is defined as a particular machine running a given operating system at a specific moment in time. By virtualizing the IP address and hostnames, a running software application can be moved from one node to another with a computer network, allowing for process migration and the reallocation of system resources. Overall structure of the present invention comprises: remote users (102) that can connect through a computer network (100) to a private network of computers (106) protected by firewall (104). Computer network (106) comprises a plurality of computers (150), wherein computer network (106) is implemented in the form of virtual environments (110-1) and (110-2).