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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2010
Joseph A. Pruitt, Duvall, WA (US);
Bryan D. Skene, Seattle, WA (US);
Patrick D. Jenny, Issaquah, WA (US);
Gary N. Mager, Seattle, WA (US);
Joseph A. Pruitt, Duvall, WA (US);
Bryan D. Skene, Seattle, WA (US);
Patrick D. Jenny, Issaquah, WA (US);
Gary N. Mager, Seattle, WA (US);
F5 Networks, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A system for accessing network services includes a plurality of resolvers including a root resolver and a secondary resolver, each resolver arranged to perform actions comprising determining a set of service locations based at least in part on the service and an address associated with a client. the system includes an intermediate device that manipulates scores returned by a set of resolvers of the plurality of resolvers, wherein the root resolver is further arranged to combine sets of the determined service locations and return a combined set of service locations to the client, and wherein at least one resolver of the plurality of resolvers employs an algorithm that is different from an algorithm employed by another resolver of the plurality of resolvers, wherein each algorithm is employed to determine scores of service locations, wherein the combined set of services locations comprises the scores of service locations.