METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOAD DISTRIBUTION IN A NETWORK

摘要

The present invention is an Internet Protocol (IP) network clustering system which can provide a highly scalable system which optimizes message throughpu t by adaptively load balancing its components, and which minimizes delay and packet loss especially in the TCP mode by a controlled fail-over process. An innovative process of defining the essential portion of TCP state required t o maintain reliable message connections across the cluster is also disclosed.< /SDOAB>