Routing of communications to one or more processors performing one or more services according to a load balancing function

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9736234
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15007092

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The present disclosure identifies topologies of a computer network where one network appliance may be configured as a master network appliance and where that master network appliance may communicate over a network communication interface with one or more slave network appliances. Computer networks of the present disclosure may include a switch and a firewall where the switch may be coupled to several network appliances via different network communication interfaces.

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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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