US 12,341,683 B2
Router fluidity using tunneling
John R. B. Woodworth, Amissville, VA (US); Dean Ballew, Sterling, VA (US); Brian J. Strong, St. Louis, MO (US); and Stewart Bamford, Cambridgeshire (GB)
Assigned to Level 3 Communications, LLC, Denver, CO (US)
Filed by Level 3 Communications, LLC, Denver, CO (US)
Filed on Jul. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/770,106.
Application 18/770,106 is a continuation of application No. 17/657,226, filed on Mar. 30, 2022, granted, now 12,040,964.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/171,991, filed on Apr. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0364617 A1, Oct. 31, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 45/12 (2022.01); H04L 45/00 (2022.01); H04L 45/42 (2022.01); H04L 47/122 (2022.01); H04L 47/125 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 45/123 (2013.01) [H04L 45/22 (2013.01); H04L 45/42 (2013.01); H04L 47/122 (2013.01); H04L 47/125 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
monitoring a network segment, the network segment being associated with a local router, the local router routing network traffic to a first server;
detecting a load balancing trigger event associated with the first server;
based on detecting the load balancing trigger event, causing creation of a logical tunnel between the local router and a remote router, the remote router being associated with a second server;
logically associating the second server with the local router; and
causing the local router to route network traffic associated with the network segment to the second remote server.