PROVIDING STATE INFORMATION IN A DATA COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL

摘要

In a method for providing state information in a data communication protocol, said state information being provided between a client and a server site, said server site being accessible at each of a cluster of site names, one site name of said cluster of site names is used for accessing said server site, said site name containing the encoded state information. A computer program product and an apparatus comprise corresponding features. The invention creates a way of providing state information in a stateless data communication protocol with very little effort.