(73) Assignee: F5 Networks, Inc., Seattle, WA (US) EP 744.850 A2 11/1996 (*) Notice:
Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this WO WO91/14326 9, 1991 patent is extended or …

In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a Switch core that has a multi-stage Switch fabric
physically distributed among a set of chassis. The multi-stage Switch fabric has a set of input …

(57) ABSTRACT A virtual routing platform includes a line interface a plural ity of virtual
routing engines (V REs) to identify packets of different packet? ows and perform a hierarchy …

BACKGROUND The use of networks, including LANs, WANS, and the Internet continues to
grow at ever increasing rates. Each day, more and more systems are becoming …

US7343413B2 - Method and system for optimizing a network by independently scaling
control segments and data flow - Google Patents US7343413B2 - Method and system for …

Performance of connection flow management between a hardware-based network interface
and a software module of a network traffic management device is disclosed. A flow …

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first iden tifier and a private key after a
network device has been included in a data center Switch fabric control plane, authen …

One or more functions are applied to network data packets in a virtual router. A packet
comprising part of a packet flow is received, and the packet is evaluated to determine which …

Methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for net work flow state preservation
include migration of at least one application hosted on a first server device to a second …

SPP of ATMCORE in the ring configuration and using the second processing system. A
secure communications tunnel is formed by routing all packets for the tunnel through an …