System and method for load balancing
US7739384B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1029
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is a method and system of load balancing in a group of one or more servers connected to one or more subnetworks. Two or more independent servers are bound into a group, with one of the servers elected to serve as a leader. The leader acts as a load balancer for the group while the remaining servers act as slaves. This functionality eliminates the need for one or more dedicated load balancing devices and lowers the hardware requirements necessary for performing such load balancing.
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