Load balancing using distributed forwarding agents with application based feedback for different virtual machines
US7346686B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1001
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method are described for selecting a server to handle a connection. The method includes receiving at a service manager a connection request intercepted by a network device having a forwarding agent that is operative to receive instructions from a service manager, the connection request having been forwarded from the forwarding agent on the network device to the service manager. A preferred server is selected at the service manager from among a group of available servers. The preferred server is the server that is to service the connection request. Instructions are sent from the service manager to the forwarding agent. The instructions include the preferred server that is to service the connection request so that the connection request may be forwarded from the network device to the preferred server.
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