<s>
Floating	B-Application
licensing	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
concurrent	B-Application
licensing	I-Application
or	O
network	B-Application
licensing	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
software	B-License
licensing	I-License
approach	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
licenses	O
for	O
a	O
software	O
application	O
are	O
shared	O
among	O
a	O
larger	O
number	O
of	O
users	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
an	O
authorized	O
user	O
wishes	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
application	O
,	O
they	O
request	O
a	O
license	O
from	O
a	O
central	O
license	B-Application
server	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
license	O
is	O
available	O
,	O
the	O
license	B-Application
server	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
application	O
to	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
finish	O
using	O
the	O
application	O
,	O
or	O
when	O
the	O
allowed	O
license	O
period	O
expires	O
,	O
the	O
license	O
is	O
reclaimed	O
by	O
the	O
license	B-Application
server	I-Application
and	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
other	O
authorized	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
license	B-Application
server	I-Application
can	O
manage	O
licenses	O
over	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
,	O
an	O
intranet	B-General_Concept
,	O
virtual	B-Application
private	I-Application
network	I-Application
,	O
or	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Floating	B-Application
licensing	I-Application
is	O
often	O
used	O
for	O
high-value	O
applications	O
in	O
corporate	O
environments	O
;	O
such	O
as	O
electronic	O
design	O
automation	O
or	O
engineering	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
on-premise	O
license	B-Application
server	I-Application
used	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
enforce	O
floating	B-Application
licensing	I-Application
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
license	B-Application
server	I-Application
was	O
required	O
at	O
each	O
end	O
user	O
's	O
location	O
and	O
each	O
computer	O
or	O
device	O
in	O
a	O
network	O
needed	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
License	O
files	O
would	O
be	O
bound	O
to	O
the	O
host	O
ID	O
of	O
the	O
license	B-Application
server	I-Application
but	O
could	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
any	O
client	B-Protocol
computer	I-Protocol
in	O
the	O
network	O
;	O
with	O
the	O
concurrent	B-License
user	I-License
limit	O
enforced	O
by	O
the	O
on-premise	O
license	B-Application
server	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
License	O
files	O
are	O
usually	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
host	O
ID	O
of	O
the	O
license	B-Application
server	I-Application
by	O
a	O
MAC	O
address	O
or	O
Ethernet	O
address	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
of	O
licenses	O
registered	O
and	O
installed	O
on	O
the	O
license	B-Application
server	I-Application
limits	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
concurrent	B-License
users	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
on-premise	O
license	B-Application
servers	I-Application
are	O
the	O
traditional	O
method	O
of	O
implementing	O
floating	B-Application
licensing	I-Application
,	O
modern	O
solutions	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
and	O
plug	B-Device
and	I-Device
play	I-Device
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
