Patent ID: 9083760
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for optimizing use of idle server connections, the method comprising: receiving, by a first network traffic management device of a plurality of network traffic management devices in a cluster, a request from a client device to access a server; reserving, by the first network traffic management device, an idle flow connection from an idle connection pool that was previously established between at least a second network traffic management device and the server; retrieving, by the first network traffic management device, a flow cookie from the second network traffic management device, wherein the flow cookie comprises routing information associated with the retrieved idle flow connection; modifying, by the first network traffic management device, the flow cookie, wherein the routing information in the flow cookie for the retrieved idle flow connection is updated to be between the server and the first network traffic management device; incorporating, by the first network traffic management device, the updated flow cookie into the received request to modify the request and forwarding the modified request to the server, wherein a response from the server contains the updated flow cookie such that the response is to be received by the first network traffic management device.