Vbn server clustering system, method of vbn server clustering, and vbn server for clustering

A visitor based network (VBN) server which is used as a member of a cluster of VBN servers that cooperate to service a single local area network (LAN), the VBN server comprising:

• a client device data store that is configured to create and maintain device state records of one or more user devices connected to the LAN;
• an interface that is configured to perform data communication with the one or more user devices through the LAN;
• a network traffic processing unit that is configured to process network traffic from and to the one or more user devices using the device state records in the client device data store;
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• a clustering manager that is configured to implement clustering of the VBN servers by filtering the network traffic from and to the one or more user devices based on filtering criteria. using the configuration settings of the VBN server so as to allow the network traffic processing unit to process only a filtered portion of the network traffic,
• wherein the filtering of the network traffic by the clustering manager partitions the network traffic so that each user device is processed by a single one of the VBN servers within the cluster at a given time.

A method of clustering multiple visitor based network (VBN) servers to cooperate to service a single local area network (LAN), the method comprising:

• in each VBN server, creating and maintaining device state records of one or more user devices connected to the LAN in a client device data store;
• in each VBN server, filtering network traffic from and to the one or more user devices based on filtering criteria using configuration settings of the VBN server;
• and
• in each VBN server, processing only a filtered portion of the network traffic using the device state records in the client device data store,
• wherein the filtering of the network traffic partitions the network traffic so that each user device is processed by a single one of the VBN servers within the cluster at a given time.

A computer readable medium storing computer readable code for execution in a computer, the code having instructions for implementing a method of clustering multiple visitor based network (VBN) servers to cooperate to service a single local area network (LAN), the instructions comprising the steps of:

• in each VBN server, creating and maintaining device state records of one or more user devices connected to the LAN in a client device data store;
• in each VBN server, filtering network traffic from and to the one or more user devices based on filtering criteria using configuration settings of the VBN server;
• and
• in each VBN server, processing only a filtered portion of the network traffic using the device state records in the client device data store,
• wherein the filtering of the network traffic partitions the network traffic so that each user device is processed by a single one of the VBN servers within the cluster at a given time.

A visitor based network (VBN) server clustering system comprising:

• a cluster of VBN servers that are configured to cooperate to service a single local area network (LAN), each of the VBN servers comprising:
• a client device data store that is configured to create and maintain device state records of one or more user devices connected to the LAN;
• an interface that is configured to perform data communication with the one or more user devices through the LAN;
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• a network traffic processing unit that is configured to process network traffic from and to the one or more user devices using the device state records in the client device data store;
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• a network divider that is configured to communicate with the VBN servers within the cluster, and implement clustering of the VBN servers by partitioning the network traffic from and to the one or more user devices to a particular one of the VBN servers based on partitioning criteria which considers the configuration settings of the VBN servers so as to allow the network traffic processing unit to process only a partitioned portion of the network traffic, so that each user device is processed by a single one of the VBN servers within the cluster at a given time.

A method of clustering multiple visitor based network (VBN) servers to cooperate to service a single local area network (LAN), the method comprising:

• in each VBN server, creating and maintaining device state records of one or more user devices connected to the LAN in a client device data store;
• in a network divider that communicates with each VBN server, partitioning network traffic from and to the one or more user devices based on partitioning criteria using configuration settings of each VBN server, so that each user device is processed by a single one of the VBN servers within the cluster at a given time;
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• in each VBN server, processing only a partitioned portion of the network traffic using the device state records in the client device data store.

A computer readable medium storing computer readable code for execution in a computer, the code having instructions for implementing a method of clustering multiple visitor based network (VBN) servers to cooperate to service a single local area network (LAN), the instructions comprising the steps of:

• in each VBN server, creating and maintaining device state records of one or more user devices connected to the LAN in a client device data store;
• in a network divider that communicates with each VBN server, partitioning network traffic from and to the one or more user devices based on partitioning criteria using configuration settings of each VBN server, no that each user device is processed by a single one of the VBN servers within the duster at a given time;
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• in each VBN server, processing only a partitioned portion of the network traffic using the device state records in the client device data store.