There is provided a method of performing load balancing in a communications network comprising a plurality of traffic servers. The method comprises: in a load balancer, receiving a connection request in a communications protocol from a client device and in the load balancer, selecting a traffic server for the requested connection. An identity of the selected traffic server is encoded into a protocol message header. The protocol message header is returned containing the encoded identity of the selected traffic server to the client device. The protocol message header containing the encoded identity of the selected traffic server is included in communications protocol packets sent from the client device to the load balancer. The load balancer, forwards communications protocol packets sent from the client device to the selected traffic server.
申请公布号
WO2016154841(A1)
申请公布日期
2016.10.06
申请号
WO2015CN75358
申请日期
2015.03.30
申请人
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL);QIU, Kermit