Systems and methods for routing VPN traffic around network disruption
First Claim
1. A method for using a client agent to route client requests among a plurality of appliances using transport layer information, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) establishing, by a client agent executing on a client, a first transport layer connection with a first virtual server of a first appliance of a plurality of appliances, the first appliance providing access to one or more servers;
(b) establishing, by the client agent executing on the client, a second transport layer connection with a second virtual server of a second appliance of the plurality of appliances, the second appliance providing access to one or more servers;
(c) intercepting, by the client agent, a packet transmitted by the client;
(d) selecting, by the client agent, one of the first transport layer connection or the second transport layer connection to transmit the intercepted packet based on a characteristic of at least one of;
the first transport layer connection, the second transport layer connection, one or more of the plurality of appliances, or the one or more servers; and
(e) transmitting the intercepted packet via the selected connection.
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Abstract
Methods for using a client agent to route client requests among a plurality of appliances using transport layer information include the steps of: establishing, by a client agent executing on a client, a first transport layer connection with a first appliance of a plurality of appliances, the first appliance providing access to one or more servers; establishing, by a client agent executing on the client, a second transport layer connection with a second appliance of a plurality of appliances, the second appliance providing access to one or more servers; intercepting, by the client agent, a packet transmitted by the client; selecting, by the client agent, one of the connections to transmit the intercepted packet based on a characteristic of at least one of: the transport layer connections, the plurality of appliances, or the servers; and transmitting the intercepted packet via the selected connection.
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41 Claims
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1. A method for using a client agent to route client requests among a plurality of appliances using transport layer information, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) establishing, by a client agent executing on a client, a first transport layer connection with a first virtual server of a first appliance of a plurality of appliances, the first appliance providing access to one or more servers; (b) establishing, by the client agent executing on the client, a second transport layer connection with a second virtual server of a second appliance of the plurality of appliances, the second appliance providing access to one or more servers; (c) intercepting, by the client agent, a packet transmitted by the client; (d) selecting, by the client agent, one of the first transport layer connection or the second transport layer connection to transmit the intercepted packet based on a characteristic of at least one of;
the first transport layer connection, the second transport layer connection, one or more of the plurality of appliances, or the one or more servers; and(e) transmitting the intercepted packet via the selected connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-implemented system for using a client agent to route client requests using transport-layer information, the system comprising:
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a client computing device; and a client agent executing on the client computing device which establishes a first transport layer connection with a first virtual server of a first appliance of a plurality of appliances, the first appliance providing access to one or more servers;
establishes a second transport layer connection with a second virtual server of a second appliance of the plurality of appliances, the second appliance providing access to one or more servers;
intercepts a packet transmitted by the client;
selects one of the first transport layer connection or the second transport layer connection to transmit the intercepted packet based on a characteristic of at least one of;
the first transport layer connection, the second transport layer connection, the plurality of appliances, or the one or more servers; and
transmits the intercepted packet via the selected connection. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for using a client agent to route client requests among a plurality of appliances using transport layer information, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) establishing, by a client agent executing on a client and operating at a transport layer, a first transport layer connection between the client agent and a first virtual server of a first appliance of a plurality of appliances, the first appliance providing access to one or more servers; (b) establishing, by the client agent, a second transport layer connection between the client agent and a second virtual server of a second appliance of the plurality of appliances, the second appliance providing access to one or more servers; (c) intercepting, by the client agent at the transport layer, a packet transmitted for an application; (d) selecting, by the client agent, between one of the first transport layer connection or the second transport layer connection to transmit the intercepted packet based on a characteristic of at least one of;
the first transport layer connection, the second transport layer connection, one or more of the plurality of appliances, or the one or more servers; and(e) transmitting the intercepted packet via the selected connection.
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