Patent ID: 7092399
Filing Date: 2006-08-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A switch comprising: a memory configured to store connection information; a server address translator configured to receive a plurality of requests from a client over a single connection, to reference the memory to determine a plurality of servers to service said received plurality of requests; and to redirect said received plurality of requests to said determined plurality of servers; wherein the server address translator is configured to indicate a splice token request to a current server of said determined plurality of servers in response to a redirection of said requests from the client to a server different from the current server of said determined plurality of servers; and a client address translator configured to receive a plurality of responses, including a plurality of splice token responses to said splice token requests, from said determined plurality of servers; to organize said received plurality of responses into a stream of packets; and to forward said stream of packets over the connection to the client; wherein the client address translator is configured update the memory in response to said splice token response in order to identify whether or not to switch to a different server than a current server of said determined servers for said responses.