Load balancing

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2011-07-19

2011-07-19

Coulter, Kenneth R (Department: 2445)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer network managing

Network resource allocating

C709S224000, C709S238000, C718S105000, C718S102000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07984148

ABSTRACT:
A method for load balancing requests on a network, the method including receiving a request from a requester having a requester network address at a first load balancer having a first load balancer network address, the request having a source address indicating the requestor network address and a destination address indicating the first load balancer network address, forwarding the request from the first load balancer to a second load balancer at a triangulation network address, the request source address indicating the requester network address and the destination address indicating the triangulation network address, the triangulation network address being associated with the first load balancer network address, and sending a response from the second load balancer to the requestor at the requestor network address, the response having a source address indicating the first load balancer network address associated with the triangulation network address and a destination address indicating the first requestor network address.

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