Methods, systems, and computer readable media for stateless load balancing of network traffic flows

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8499093
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12786152

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Methods, systems, and computer readable media for performing stateless load balancing of network traffic flows are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for performing stateless load balancing of network traffic flows. The method occurs at a layer 3 packet forwarding and layer 2 switching device. The method includes responding to address resolution protocol (ARP) requests from clients, the ARP requests including a virtual IP (VIP) address shared by the device and a plurality of servers coupled to the device, with the medium access control (MAC) address of the device. The method also includes receiving, from the clients, packets addressed to the VIP address and having the MAC address of the device. The method further includes load sharing the packets among the servers using a layer 3 forwarding operation that appears to the clients as a layer 2 switching operation.

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EXTREME NETWORKS INC6480 VIA DEL ORO SAN JOSE CA 95119

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Grosser, Donald B Apex, US 27 806
Richardson,, Jr Hood L Chapel Hill, US 2 226

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