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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Albert Greenberg, Seattle, WA (US);
David A. Maltz, Bellevue, WA (US);
Parantap Lahiri, Redmond, WA (US);
Parveen K. Patel, Redmond, WA (US);
Sudipta Sengupta, Redmond, WA (US);
Albert Greenberg, Seattle, WA (US);
David A. Maltz, Bellevue, WA (US);
Parantap Lahiri, Redmond, WA (US);
Parveen K. Patel, Redmond, WA (US);
Sudipta Sengupta, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Exemplary methods, systems, and computer program products describe selecting a gateway based on health and performance information of a plurality of gateways. The techniques describe gateways advertising health and performance information, computing devices creating a table of this health and performance information, and selecting a gateway using the table. In response to changes in the health and performance information, the computing device may select a different gateway. The process allows network traffic load to be distributed across a plurality of gateways. This process further provides resilience by allowing a plurality of active gateways to substitute for a non-functioning gateway.