Patent ID: 8392563

Claim:
A device for enabling communication between at least one of a plurality of server devices and at least one client device in a network, comprising: a network interface for communicating application level data between the at least one client device and at least one of the plurality of server devices; and a processor for enabling actions, including: in response to an application level request from a client device for access to a resource, providing the application level request to at least one of the plurality of server devices which are enabled to send an application level response to the client device, wherein the client device's application level request is unspecific regarding the at least one server device; and forwarding to the client device the application level response that further includes an application level protocol command with a location for insertion of information designating the one of the plurality of server devices that responded to the client device's request for access to the resource, wherein the information is provided by the device.