System and method for web service atomic transaction (WS-AT) affinity routing

A web service atomic transaction (WS-AT) system, comprising:

• a networking device comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory is configured to store a routing table, and wherein the processor is configured to:
• receive a first modified message, wherein the first modified message includes an identifier in a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) header of the first modified message;
• apply a load balancing algorithm to select a service provider from a plurality of service providers communicatively coupled to the networking device;
• add an entry to the routing table that associates the identifier with the selected service provider;
• send the first modified message to the selected service provider;
• receive a second modified message, wherein the second modified message includes the identifier in the HTTP header of the second modified message;
• send the second modified message to the selected service provider based on the entry in the routing table;
• and
• after sending the second modified message to the selected service provider, remove the entry from the routing table to dissociate the identifier from the selected service provider.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor of a networking device, the instructions comprising instructions to:

• receive a first modified message, wherein the first modified message includes an identifier in a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) header of the first modified message;
• apply a load balancing algorithm to select a service provider from a plurality of service providers communicatively coupled to the networking device;
• add an entry to a routing table of the networking device, wherein the entry associates the identifier with the selected service provider;
• send the first modified message to the selected service provider;
• receive a second modified message, wherein the second modified message includes the identifier in the HTTP header of the second modified message;
• send the second modified message to the selected service provider based on the entry in the routing table;
• and
• after sending the second modified message to the selected service provider, remove the entry from the routing table to dissociate the identifier from the selected service provider.