Load balancing with flowlet granularity
US10243858B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/822
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A first flowlet of a flow from a source network device to a destination network device is assigned to a first path of a plurality of paths between the source device and the destination device. The assignment of the first flowlet to the first path is made by a network connected device. A second flowlet is detected in response to an interruption in transmission of the flow due to congestion along the first path, wherein the interruption is longer in duration than a difference in a transmission time between the source network device and the destination network device along each of the plurality of paths. The second flowlet is assigned to a second path of the plurality of paths by the network connected device. According to some example embodiments, the second path is randomly selected from the plurality of paths.
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