Patent ID: 8045566
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of load balancing between a plurality of routers by automated resetting of gateways, the method comprising: receiving a packet at a first router from a source host to be forwarded to a destination host; identifying a current load on the first router; determining whether the packet is to be routed by another one of the plurality of routers based upon the identified current load of the first router; applying an algorithm at the first router to select a second router from the plurality of routers to be a next gateway for the source host for packets destined to the destination host in response to a determination that the packet is to be routed by another one of the plurality of routers; and sending an ICMP redirect message from the first router to the source host to reset a default gateway of the source host to be the second router for packets destined to the destination host.