In a load balancing system, user-configurable geographic prefixes are provided. IP address prefix allocations provided by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and associated geographic locations are stored in a first, static database in a load balancing switch, along with other possible default...http://www.google.com/patents/US7496651?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7496651 - Configurable geographic prefixes for global server load balancing
