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HIGHLY SCALABLE APPLICATION LAYER SERVICE APPLIANCES

  • US 20090063625A1
  • Filed: 04/11/2008
  • Published: 03/05/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network element, comprising:

  • a plurality of application service modules (ASMs), each providing one or more application services to network traffic, including a layer 7 service;

    a lossless data transport fabric (LDTF); and

    a network service module (NSM) coupled to each of the ASMs over the LDTF, wherein in response to a packet of a network transaction received from a client over a first network for accessing a server of a datacenter over a second network, the NSM is configured to perform layer 2 to layer 5 (layer 2-5) processes on the packet, generating a data stream, and wherein the NSM is configured to route the data stream to at least two ASMs over the LDTF to allow the at least two ASMs to perform layer 5 to layer 7 (layer 5-7) services on the packet.

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