Routing of communications to one or more processors performing one or more services according to a load balancing function
US9736234B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1038
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure identifies topologies of a computer network where one network appliance may be configured as a master network appliance and where that master network appliance may communicate over a network communication interface with one or more slave network appliances. Computer networks of the present disclosure may include a switch and a firewall where the switch may be coupled to several network appliances via different network communication interfaces.
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