SCALABLE OFF-LOAD OF APPLICATIONS FROM SWITCH TO SERVER

摘要

Systems and methods include a network element with a plurality of server blades, including a control server and one or more application servers. The control server communicates with each application server to acquire state information about each application server. A switch is in communication with each server blade. The switch is configured to communicate with the control server in order to obtain therefrom the state information acquired by the control server about each application server.