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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2011
Yan-zhe Wang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mani Prasad Kancherla, Milpitas, CA (US);
Yan-Zhe Wang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mani Prasad Kancherla, Milpitas, CA (US);
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for load balancing session initiation protocol (SIP) traffic based on bridging and tracking transactions and connections between frontend and backend devices. The method includes receiving a SIP message and parsing a header of the SIP message. The parsing may include selecting a transaction identifier. The method further includes accessing a transaction table based on the transaction identifier and selecting a connection for forwarding the SIP message. The SIP message is then forwarded by the selected connection.