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Connection rate limiting for server load balancing and transparent cache switching

  • US 8,554,929 B1
  • Filed: 05/03/2002
  • Issued: 10/08/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:

  • by a network device, incrementing a counter each time a new server load balancing service connection request is received, the request identifying one of a plurality of sources, the request further identifying a destination server load balancing service, the server load balancing service connection request comprising a request to connect to a server load balancing service, the counter indicating a quantity of requests to connect to the server load balancing service from the plurality of sources;

    sending a reset toward the source of the request if the counter increases at a rate exceeding a predetermined server load balancing service connection rate limit; and

    granting the new server load balancing service request if the counter has not increased at a rate exceeding the predetermined server load balancing service connection rate limit.

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