Patent ID: 9560168
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. An application node cluster, comprising at least two application nodes, at least one application node comprising: the at least one application node being in communication with at least one other application node to provide an application service on network data flowing between a remote client and server; a port channel comprising a plurality of network ports connecting the at least two application nodes to a network stack, wherein the port channel includes a link, the network data being sent or received by the application node through the link, the network data including data communicated between the remote client and server, and wherein the port channel is configured with a self forward check preventing data communication among the at least two application nodes; a control link VLAN for managing control data transmitted/received by the at least one application node and the at least one other application node, wherein said control link VLAN accommodates data communication among the at least two application nodes; a network interface controller, wherein the network interface controller receives a first instance of the network data through the link included in the port channel, and forwards the first instance of the network data through the link included in the port channel as a cluster control packet, wherein the first instance of the network data comprises a payload.