Multipath selection system and method for datacenter-centric metro networks
US10880206B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/1515
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network adapter for a metro network and a system including the network adapter for the metro network comprising a receiver configured to receive a data packet of a packet data flow at an ingress port; a memory comprising instructions; a processor coupled to the memory and the receiver, the instructions causing the processor to be configured to determine whether a hash value of the data packet matches a flow identifier (ID) in a flow table; and obtain a flow category of the data packet responsive to the hash value of the data packet matching the flow ID; and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the data packet to a spine switch of a plurality of spine switches using the flow category.
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