Patent ID: 6104717
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: H01R,H04L

Abstract:
A method of redirecting a connection from a first server having a first server IP address comprising:intercepting incoming SYN packets sent from a client, the packets having a destination IP address corresponding to the connection, the SYN packets being sent from the client for the purpose of establishing the connection, and the connection being supported by the first server;monitoring the number of incoming SYN packets sent from the client to the first server;determining that the number of unanswered SYN packets sent by the client to the first server exceeds a ditched connection threshold number of unanswered SYN packets; andchanging the destination IP address of intercepted incoming SYN packets for the connection received after determining that the number of unanswered SYN requests sent by the client to the first server exceeds the ditched connection threshold number of unanswered SYN requests to the destination IP address of a second server, whereby the SYN packets sent from the client for the purpose of establishing the connection are sent to the second server so that the connection is established with the second server.