Method and system for scaling network traffic managers using connection keys

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8553542
SERIAL NO

13181418

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A method and system is directed to distributing a flow of packets over a network to multiple traffic management devices. An apparatus receives each packet from a network and may act as a layer 2 switch, or router, to distribute the packet to one of a group of traffic management devices. The apparatus also may receive packets from servers for which the traffic management devices are managing communications. When distributing packets, a target traffic management device is selected from the group of traffic management devices. A connection key associated with the received packet and an identifier associated with the selected traffic management device are saved such that subsequent received packets in the flow of packets are delivered to the same traffic management device.

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F5 NETWORKS INC401 ELLIOTT AVENUE WEST SEATTLE WA 98119

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Davis, Greg W Spokane, US 13 457
Masters, Richard Roderick Seattle, US 29 1024
Mimms, Alan B Spokane, US 7 75
Schmitt, David D Seattle, US 18 674
Szabo, Paul I Seattle, US 29 1509

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