Method and apparatus for server load balancing

Details Method and apparatus for server load balancing Method and apparatus for server load balancing

2005-12-27

2005-12-27

Qureshi, Afsar (Department: 2667)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

C370S395320, C370S401000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06980550

ABSTRACT:
A method for forwarding data packets to one of a plurality of servers comprising receiving a data packet from a source, at a data packet forwarding device having a plurality of ports, performing a hashing function using a unique component of the data packet as a seed value for the hash, generating a hash value using the hashing function, looking up a table for an address of one of the plurality of servers using the hashed value as an index to the table, and forwarding the data packet to a server corresponding to the address.

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