Redistributing a connection
US9723069B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1036
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Network connection management is disclosed. Internet Protocol addresses associated with an initial host identifier of a first network node of a network cluster of a plurality of network nodes are requested. In response to the request, a plurality of IP addresses is received. For each of the received IP addresses, an alternate host identifier is discovered. A request to establish a network connection with the first network node is received from a client. It is determined whether to redirect the network connection to a second network node of the network cluster. In the event it is determined that the network connection should be redirected, one of the discovered alternate host identifiers is selected as a redirect destination identifier and providing to the client the selected alternate host identifier as the redirect destination identifier.
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