Network appliance for balancing load and platform services

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8572249
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10733808

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A network appliance is described that can provide a variety of software services, including both platform services, such as access method services, and a load balancing service. A network may include a network appliance that both provides one or more platform services and acts as a load balancer. When two or more such appliances are used together, they can replace a substantial portion of a conventional network. For example, when a network appliance receives a client communication, its load balancer service can determine whether one of its own platform services will process the communication or forward the communication to another network appliance for processing. Moreover, if the load balancing service of a network appliance fails, another network appliance can provide load balancing. Similarly, if another service of a network appliance fails, then the network appliance may continue to provide load balancing but forward communications requiring the failed service to another network appliance for processing.

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  • QUEST SOFTWARE INC. (F/K/A DELL SOFTWARE INC.);SONICWALL US HOLDINGS INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brooke, John Gig Harbor, US 9 414
Brown, Derek W Sunnyvale, US 7 381
Burdge, Jonathan Renton, US 7 381
Erickson, Rodger D Lawrence, US 21 1242
Hopen, Chris A Shoreline, US 7 381
Tomlinson, Gary B Woodinville, US 7 381

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