Method and apparatus for server load balancing
US6980550B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for forwarding data packets to one of a plurality of servers comprising receiving a data packet from a source, at a data packet forwarding device having a plurality of ports, performing a hashing function using a unique component of the data packet as a seed value for the hash, generating a hash value using the hashing function, looking up a table for an address of one of the plurality of servers using the hashed value as an index to the table, and forwarding the data packet to a server corresponding to the address.
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