Invention Grant
- Patent Title: User space redirect of packet traffic
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Application No.: US16544188Application Date: 2019-08-19
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Publication No.: US11245753B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: Lennert Buytenhek , João Taveira
- Applicant: Fastly, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CO San Francisco
- Assignee: Fastly, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Fastly, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO San Francisco
- Main IPC: H04L29/08
- IPC: H04L29/08 ; H04L12/803 ; H04L12/721 ; H04L29/06 ; H04L29/12 ; H04L12/801

Abstract:
Enhanced packet redirect capabilities are disclosed herein for draining traffic to a server. In an implementation, a server in an infrastructure service receives a packet from a stateless load balancer. The packet may comprise a request for content. A user space program on the server determines whether a connection identified in the packet belongs to the server. If the connection belongs to the server, the user space program handles the request for the content. If not, the server forwards the packet to a secondary server in the infrastructure service. The secondary server, to which the connection may belong, can then handle the request.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200059514A1 USER SPACE REDIRECT OF PACKET TRAFFIC Public/Granted day:2020-02-20
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