Patent ID: 9100432
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, performed by a computer device, the method comprising: receiving, by the computer device, an indication of a distributed denial of service event at a front end system associated with a customer; generating, by the computer device, one or more virtual front end systems for the customer, in response to receiving the indication of the distributed denial of service event; configuring, by the computer device, the generated one or more virtual front end systems to include front end content from the front end system associated with the customer; redirecting, by the computer device, traffic intended for the customer's front end system to the generated one or more virtual front end systems, in response to generating the one or more virtual front end systems; determining, by the computer device, whether resource capacity of the generated one or more virtual front end systems has been reached; and generating, by the computer device, an additional one or more virtual front end systems for the customer, in response to determining that the resource capacity of the generated one or more virtual front end systems has been reached.