Reliable load-balancer using segment routing and real-time application monitoring
US10320683B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/659
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for load balancing using segment routing and application monitoring. A method can involve receiving a packet including a request from a source device to an application associated with a virtual address in a network, mapping the request to a set of candidate servers hosting the application associated with the virtual address, and encoding the set of candidate servers as a list of segments in a segment routing header associated with the packet. The method can further involve determining that a first candidate server from the set of candidate servers is a next segment in the list of segments, encoding the first candidate server in a destination address field on a header of the packet, and forwarding the packet to the first candidate server.
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