Citrix Systems, Inc.

Ralph Alexander Wondra

Seth Kenneth Keith

Daljit Singh

Steve Jackowski

The embodiments are directed to methods and appliances for assigning communication network caches. The methods and appliances can assign storage buckets to caches in a manner that is minimally disruptive to all cache assignments. The methods and appliances can determine a minimum number of cache assignments and reassignments to perform based on a plurality of factors including a number of caches added and removed to a communication network during a given time period, a number of buckets in the communication network, and current cache assignment information. The methods and appliances determine a quantity of buckets to be assigned to each cache, and a quantity of extra buckets to assign, and selectively choose certain buckets for reassignment.

Least disruptive cache assignment

The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for providing multi-level classification of a network packet. In some embodiments, network performance may be enhanced and optimized by providing QoS and acceleration engines with packet- or data-specific information. In addition to source and destination IP addresses and port numbers, packet- or data-specific information can include direction of traffic (client to host or server; server or host to client; or both), Virtual LAN (VLAN) ID, source or destination application or associated application, service class, ICA priority, type of service, differentiated service code point (DSCP), or other information. Some or all of this information may be used to classify the network packet at a plurality of layers of a network stack, allowing for deep inspection of the packet and multiple levels of granularity of classification.

Growing community of inventors

Burlingame, CA, United States of America

Ralph Alexander Wondra