Patent ID: 8082351

Claim:
A system, comprising: a processor configured to: receive a session request from a client for a session between the client and a service associated with a set of servers, wherein the set of servers includes a plurality of servers including a first server and a second server; designate the first server for the session request; send an indication of the first server to the client in response to the session request, wherein the client can communicate directly with the first server; receive a resume session request from the client to resume the session between the client and the service associated with the set of servers, wherein the resume session request includes a token or a session cookie; designate the second server for the resume session request; and send a set of state information associated with the session based on the token or the session cookie to the second server, wherein the client can communicate directly with the second server; and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.