Method and system for network redirecting
US7284055B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/101
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network and method of providing near 100% availability of services is provided. According to one feature, redirectors are implemented to direct network traffic to any of two or more application processors providing the same service. The redirectors are provided in data paths at network access points and at data centers with the application processors. The redirectors re-route traffic to other application processors when one processor is unavailable and load balance between available processors. To load balance, the redirectors collect various network management statistics from the processors to determine the most responsive processor for receiving traffic. The various network management statistics are shared among the redirectors for efficient load balancing.
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