Method and system for dynamic load balancing
US12363040B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/2483
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for performing dynamic load balancing in a network load balancer device. A network packet flow is monitored in a load balancer device for detecting dropped network packets, or a sampling of traffic flow, in the monitored network packet flow. Metadata (e.g., a 5-tuple) is created for the detected dropped network packets or sampling of network traffic flow. The metadata is then transmitted to a flow processing analysis device for performing load balancing flow processing. Upon analysis, a determination is made in the flow processing analysis device for determining reconfiguration load balancing settings for the load balancer to mitigate occurrence of unintended dropping of network packets in the load balancer and/or improve its overall performance. The reconfiguration load balancing settings are then transmitted to the load balancer device, whereupon receipt the load balancer changes its settings in accordance with the determined reconfiguration settings.
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