Handling of malware scanning of files stored within a file storage device of a computer network
US7093002B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1017
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a load balancing device, computer program product, and method for balancing the load across a plurality of proxy devices arranged to perform malware scanning of files stored within a file storage device of a computer network. The computer network has a plurality of client devices arranged to issue access requests using a dedicated file access protocol to the file storage device in order to access files stored on the file storage device. The load balancing device is arranged so as to intercept access requests issued to the file storage device, and comprises a client interface for receiving an access request issued to the file storage device using the dedicated file access protocol. Further, the load balancing device comprises load balancing logic for applying a predetermined load balancing routine to determine to which proxy device to direct the received access request, and a proxy device interface for sending the access request to the proxy device determined by the load balancing logic, each proxy device being coupled to the file storage device. This enables a very efficient system to be developed for performing malware scanning of files stored within…
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