Dynamic HTTP load balancing
US9374273B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is a method and apparatus for facilitating facilitates load balancing in a server farm. In accordance with various aspects of 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 for 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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