Patent ID: 8601133
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: establishing, by a network device, logical communication channels between a plurality of server devices and the network device, determining, by the network device, network loopback Internet protocol (IP) addresses for the plurality of server devices; associating, by the network device, the network loopback IP addresses with the logical communication channels; receiving, by the network device, a packet; replicating, by the network device, the packet to obtain multiple packets; adding, by the network device and to a first packet of the multiple packets, a first logical communication channel identifier associated with the particular logical communication channel, adding, by the network device and to a second packet of the multiple packets, a second logical communication channel identifier associated with another logical communication channel of the logical communication channels; providing, by the network device, the first packet to the particular server device via the particular logical communication channel and based on the first logical communication channel identifier; and providing, by the network device, the second packet via the other logical communication channel and based on the second logical communication channel identifier.