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Load balancing using IPV6 mobility features

  • US 8,176,203 B1
  • Filed: 10/17/2011
  • Issued: 05/08/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for communicating amongst a plurality of computer network nodes, the method comprising:

  • receiving, at a load balancing node, an IP packet from a client node that specifies at least a portion of a request from the client node;

    selecting one of a plurality of server nodes to respond to the request from the client node;

    with the load-balancing node, adding an IPv6 Mobility Header to the IP packet, the IPv6 Mobility Header including a binding update option that specifies an IP address associated with the load balancing node as a home address, wherein an IP address associated the client node is a care-of address; and

    sending the IP packet with the IPv6 Mobility Header to the selected server node.

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