Shared IP Address Method

• Accurate with no convergence time.

• Requires one autonomous system to host all of the replicas.

DNS+ nearby

Web server

Local DNS serving

all local clients

Selected replica

Client: Where is www.cs.jhu.edu?

Authoritative DNS: try ns.

ns

ns

ns

Shared IP Address for DNS.

Web servers have distinct addresses.

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