Dynamic middlebox redirection based on client characteristics

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9806946
APP PUB NO 20160373298A1
SERIAL NO

15251517

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Traffic redirection methods include determining a quality-affective factor comprising a quality-affective factor in an existing connection between a client and a server in a network. The quality-affective factor is compared to a threshold to determine whether the connection would benefit from a network processing function. A router is reconfigured to exclude the middlebox from the connection, if the connection would not benefit from the network processing function and if the middlebox is already present in the connection, to cease operation of the middlebox on the connection. The router reconfiguration is delayed until the connection is idle.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Calo, Seraphin B Cortlandt Manor, US 54 842
Cornejo, William Woodhaven, US 8 54
Le, Thai F White Plains, US 8 14
Nahum, Erich M New York, US 57 812
Touma, Maroun Redding, US 35 688
Verma, Dinesh C New Castle, US 183 1628

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