Abstract: In a first exemplary media implementation, one or more processor-accessible media include processor-executable instructions that, when executed, direct a system to perform actions that include: accumulating host status information at multiple hosts; and sending the accumulated host status information from the multiple hosts. In a second exemplary media implementation, one or more processor-accessible media include processor-executable instructions that, when executed, direct a system to perform actions that include: receiving host status information from multiple hosts; and making load balancing decisions responsive to the received host status information.

Abstract: In an exemplary method implementation, a method includes: receiving a packet requesting a new connection at a forwarding component; sending the packet from the forwarding component to a classifying component; selecting, by the classifying component, a route for the new connection; and plumbing, by the classifying component, the route for the new connection by causing a new entry to be added in a local routing table of the forwarding component. In an exemplary media implementation, one or more processor-accessible media include processor-executable instructions that, when executed, enable a system to perform actions including: receiving a first packet for a connection at first forwarding functionality; plumbing a route for the connection at the first forwarding functionality; receiving a second packet for the connection at second forwarding functionality; and plumbing the route for the connection at the second forwarding functionality using a distributed session tracking table.

Abstract: An implementation of a technology, described herein, for remotely and dynamically monitoring the availability of the members of a load-balancing cluster. An implementation of the claimed invention includes a dynamic, exocluster application-layer monitor for dynamically monitoring and dynamically controlling the members of a load-balancing cluster. It may actively control the members that it monitors. The exocluster monitor is protocol agnostic. It dynamically adjusts so that it can monitor all of the members of the cluster as members are added and removed. This abstract itself is not intended to limit the scope of this patent. The scope of the present invention is pointed out in the appending claims.

Abstract: In a first exemplary media implementation, one or more processor-accessible media include processor-executable instructions that, when executed, direct a system to perform actions that include: accumulating host status information at multiple hosts; and sending the accumulated host status information from the multiple hosts. In a second exemplary media implementation, one or more processor-accessible media include processor-executable instructions that, when executed, direct a system to perform actions that include: receiving host status information from multiple hosts; and making load balancing decisions responsive to the received host status information.

Abstract: In an exemplary method implementation, a method includes: receiving a packet requesting a new connection at a forwarding component; sending the packet from the forwarding component to a classifying component; selecting, by the classifying component, a route for the new connection; and plumbing, by the classifying component, the route for the new connection by causing a new entry to be added in a local routing table of the forwarding component. In an exemplary media implementation, one or more processor-accessible media include processor-executable instructions that, when executed, enable a system to perform actions including: receiving a first packet for a connection at first forwarding functionality; plumbing a route for the connection at the first forwarding functionality; receiving a second packet for the connection at second forwarding functionality; and plumbing the route for the connection at the second forwarding functionality using a distributed session tracking table.

Abstract: An implementation of a technology, described herein, for remotely and dynamically monitoring the availability of the members of a load-balancing cluster. An implementation of the claimed invention includes a dynamic, exocluster application-layer monitor for dynamically monitoring and dynamically controlling the members of a load-balancing cluster. It may actively control the members that it monitors. The exocluster monitor is protocol agnostic. It dynamically adjusts so that it can monitor all of the members of the cluster as members are added and removed. This abstract itself is not intended to limit the scope of this patent. The scope of the present invention is pointed out in the appending claims.