Patent ID: 6779017
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A method for preserving load balancing of client transactions for duration of a client session in a Web site comprising a plurality of servers and including a load balancer accessed from a plurality of clients, said method comprising the steps of:receiving an initial request from a client at said load balancer, wherein the initial request is the only request received by said load balancer from said client for duration of the client session; said load balancer selecting a particular server from among said plurality of servers; forwarding said initial request to said particular server; issuing from said particular server, towards said client, a response uniquely referencing said particular server; and directly forwarding all subsequent requests from said client to said uniquely referenced particular server, wherein said step of issuing a response from said particular server further comprises before said client initial request is honored, issuing a redirection command to said client including a unique reference of said particular server.