Dynamic HTTP load balancing method and apparatus
US7480705B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is a method and apparatus for facilitating load balancing in a server farm. In accordance with the invention, all of the information about each server necessary for a load balancing program to define and execute a load balancing algorithm is stored at a predetermined URL or each server. The load balancer can query the predefined URL, which returns the necessary information. The load balancer then dynamically configures the load balancing algorithm in accordance with the returned information.
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