A method and apparatus for enabling dynamic reroute in a redundant system is provided. A
network device is operative to determine whether a state of a link that couples the first …

(57) ABSTRACT A method of synchronizing firewalls in a communication system comprising
a server farm wherein any user connected to the Internet can access customer servers, and …

(57) ABSTRACT A method of preserving symmetrical routing in a commu nication system
comprising a server farm connected to the Internet by an Internet access router IAR. The …

An approach for regional firewall clustering for optimal state-sharing of different sites in a
virtualized/networked (eg, cloud) computing environment is provided. In a typical …

A method for balancing load among firewall security devices (FSDs) is provided. According
to one embodiment, imminent shutdown of a first cluster unit of an HA cluster of FSDs is …

A system, method and computer program product are provided including a router and a
security sub-system coupled to the router. Such security sub-system includes a plurality of …

BACKGROUND A firewall inspects message traffic in network environ ments typically for the
purpose of enforcing firewall security policies. Firewalls comprise hardware and/or software …

An approach for regional firewall clustering for optimal state-sharing of different sites in a
virtualized/networked (eg, cloud) computing environment is provided. In a typical …

Methods and systems for balancing load among firewall security devices (FSDs) are
provided. According to one embodiment, session data, including session entries repre …

A method for balancing load among firewall security devices (FSDs) is provided. According
to one embodiment, a switching device performs adaptive load balancing among cluster …