A data transmission method includes: receiving a request packet sent by a client through a first TCP connection established with the client; selecting a backend server based on the request packet, and establishing a second TCP connection with the selected backend server; and enabling identification information of the first TCP connection to be included in the request packet, and sending the request packet to the backend server through the second TCP connection to allow the backend server to directly feed back a generated response packet to the client based on the identification information of the first TCP connection, where the identification information of the first TCP connection includes a client address.

In an approach to managing a load balancer cluster, one or more computer processors receive a packet comprising a source IP address of the packet. The one or more computer processors determine whether there is a record comprising the source IP address of the packet either in the load balancer or in the assistant. The one or more computer processors, responsive to determining there is no such record in the load balancer and there is the record in the assistant, obtain the record from the assistant, the record also comprising information of a first server in a server cluster and the first server being referred to as a destination server for any packet from the source IP address. The one or more computer processors send the packet to the first server.

An arrangement with operator servers and operator clients, wherein process image modules associated with process objects and having tags are stored in the operator servers, where the operator server functions as a local server and the other operator server functions as a remote server, the local server receives the tags stored in the remote servers, where each operator client registers with one of the operator servers to establish a client-server connection, and is also configured to display a system image with block symbols associated with the process objects, and where the local server transmits the process data of the local and the process data of the remote server to the registered operator client via the client-server connection in order to update the block symbols of the system image such that, within the scope of updating a system image, an operator is referred to the communication load between the operator servers.

Various embodiments are described herein for systems and methods that can be used to determine a destination location in a network fabric. In one example embodiment, the method comprises receiving an application server attribute at a fabric controller from a source port, generating at the fabric controller a destination location based on the application server attribute and mapping information stored on the fabric controller, and transmitting the destination location to the source port, where the source port transmits packetized data to a destination location based on the destination location.

Disclosed are a data transmission method and apparatus, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, and a computing device. The data transmission method is executed by a computing device, and includes: receiving first packets transmitted by a first device over multiple data channels; parsing the first packets to obtain address information of the first device, and performing aggregation on the first packets according to headers of the first packets, to obtain second packets, the designated address information comprising a virtual port assigned to the first device and associated with the address information of the first device; replacing source address information of the second packets with designated address information, to obtain third packets; and transmitting the third packets to a second device, the second device being a device that the first device needs to access.

Apparatus and methods include receiving a first packet, the first packet including a first source Internet protocol (IP) address and a first destination IP address; adding a first outer header to the first packet to generate an encapsulated packet, the first outer header including a second source IP address and a second destination IP address; forwarding the encapsulated packet to a Server Load Balancer (SLB) associated with the second destination IP address; receiving a response packet from a front end server having a front end server private IP address; and saving the front end server private IP address to bypass the SLB.

Data from a plurality of parties involved in a discharge of the patient is securely processed in a cloud-computing environment. The cloud-computing environment identifies long-term care facilities suitable for the patient using a plurality of matching criteria derived at least in part from discharge information provided by the facility from which the patient is being, contacts the long-term care facilities to determine whether the facilities would be interested to conducting a tour for the patient's representative (and, or alternatively, the patient), and helps facilitate scheduling of the tour. The cloud-computing environment can further identify assessors capable of conducting the medical assessment of the patient and schedule the assessment, providing the assessment to all long-term care facilities. The cloud-computing environment securely stores the data received from all parties, protecting patient healthcare information in accordance with relevant laws, and further verifies relevant licensing status of parties involved in the discharge.

In an approach to managing a load balancer cluster, one or more computer processors receive a packet comprising a source IP address of the packet. The one or more computer processors determine whether there is a record comprising the source IP address of the packet either in the load balancer or in the assistant. The one or more computer processors, responsive to determining there is no such record in the load balancer and there is the record in the assistant, obtain the record from the assistant, the record also comprising information of a first server in a server cluster and the first server being referred to as a destination server for any packet from the source IP address. The one or more computer processors send the packet to the first server.

Various embodiments are described herein for systems and methods that can be used to determine a destination location in a network fabric. In one example embodiment, the method comprises receiving an application server attribute at a fabric controller from a source port, generating at the fabric controller a destination location based on the application server attribute and mapping information stored on the fabric controller, and transmitting the destination location to the source port, where the source port transmits packetized data to a destination location based on the destination location.

Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed for providing instant rebates before a transaction is completed. This involves ingest of customer and rebate data from two or more utilities, where the data is parsed and normalized into a standard format across all of the utilities. The customer data is then stored in an accounts database, while the rebate data is further processed along with utility rebate rules to determine a set of rebate eligibilities for a variety of scenarios. The resulting rebate profiles can be stored in a rebates database and linked to corresponding customer account data in the accounts database. Third-party frontends can then request rebate eligibility based on a customer identifier and retail channel, and various services can work in tandem to query the rebated database and return a set of eligibilities with so little latency that the eligibility check appears instant from a customer's standpoint.