Using a firewall filter to select a member link of a link aggregation group
US10084690B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device may store, in a data structure, a set of link identifiers, that identifies a set of member links included in a link aggregation group, in association with a set of packet parameters. The device may receive a network packet. The device may determine a particular packet parameter, of the set of packet parameters, associated with the network packet. The device may route the network packet via a particular member link, of the set of member links, identified by the particular link identifier.
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