Method and apparatus for network caching and load balancing
US6745243B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1023
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus comprising a network interface coupled to a data network, a network address translator and a controller. The network interface may receive network traffic from the communicatively coupled data network adhering to any of a number of alternative network protocols. The network address translator identifies network session information within the received network traffic adhering to any of a number of alternative protocols. The controller selects network traffic to be cached based, at least in part, on the network session information identified by the network address translator.
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