Switch fabric based load balancing
US10848432B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/829
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A switch/switching fabric is configured to load balance traffic. The switch fabric includes a plurality of switches. A packet is received at a first switch of the plurality of switches. The first switch load balances the packet to a particular entity among a plurality of entities. Each of the entities is connected to one of the plurality of switches. The first switch determines a particular switch of the plurality of switches to which the packet should be directed, the particular entity being connected to the particular switch of the plurality of switches. The particular switch receives the packet, and determines which interface of the particular switch to direct the packet to the particular entity. The plurality of entities include servers and network appliances as physical devices or virtual machines.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.