Flow distribution table for packet flow load balancing
US9762494B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/125
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In general, techniques for implementing a flow distribution service using a plurality of traffic nodes that may operate as processing nodes of a distributed computing system are described. In some examples, the traffic nodes in the aggregate form a virtual appliance configured to apply a network service to packet flows.
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