System and method for automatically discovering wide area network optimized routes and devices

摘要

A system, medium and method of automatically discovering a wide area network optimized route is disclosed. A client request is received at a second optimization device to access a server. The second optimization device is of a second local area network with respect to a wide area network (WAN) and is configured to communicate with the server. A probe request is received at the second optimization device from a first optimization device of a first local area network. The probe request establishes an optimization route with the first optimization device. A probe response is sent to the first optimization device, wherein the probe response provides identifying information of the second optimization device. A paired relationship is established, wherein configuration information of the first and second optimization devices are exchanged. An optimization route based on the configuration information is exchanged between the paired first and second optimization devices.

主权项

1. A method of automatically discovering optimized routes, the method comprising:
receiving a request by a client-side optimization device from a client device to access a server identified in the request; sending, by the client-side optimization device, the request received from the client device and a probe request to the server; receiving, by the client-side optimization device and from a server-side optimization device, a probe response to the probe request and identifying information for a plurality of servers including the server that are in communication with the server-side optimization device; storing, by the client-side optimization device, the identifying information; communicating, by the client-side optimization device, the identifying information for the plurality of servers received from the server-side optimization device to at least one other client-side optimization device; and establishing, by the client-side optimization device, an optimization route with the server-side optimization device, wherein the optimization route allows network communications to be communicated between the client device and the server.