METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOAD BALANCING IN NETWORK PLATFORM

摘要

A method for load balancing communication session processing in a data network platform (Fig. 2B). The method includes maintaining a first table that associates a plurality of valid communication sessions being processed by the platform with respective application processing cards (240-250) of a plurality of application processing cards included in a network platform (Fig. 2B). The method also includes maintaining a second table associating respective activity loads with the plurality of application processing cards (240-250). The activity loads are monitored, and if the activity load of a given application processing card exceeds a predetermined limit the method includes identifying a valid communication session (or sessions) being processed by the given application processing card (240, 245 or 250) to be moved to another application processing card (240, 245 or 250). The method then further includes moving the identified communication session to the other application processing card (240, 245 or 250).