Systems and methods for load balancing real time streaming

A method for managing a streaming session by an intermediary between a client and a server , the method comprising:

• a) receiving, by an intermediary between a client and a server, a response from the server to a request of the client to setup a media stream, the response comprising a first session identifier established by the server;
• b) identifying, by the intermediary, via the response the port and the internet protocol address of the server;
• c) encoding, by the intermediary, a port of the server and an internet protocol address of the server into the first session identifier to form a second session identifier;
• d) modifying, by the intermediary, the response to identify the second session identifier as the session identifier provided by the server;
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• e) transmitting, by the intermediary, the modified response to the client responsive to the request of the client to setup the media stream.