Method and apparatus for source flow slicing for improving the load balancing
US12068963B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/28
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of load balancing in a communications network includes transmitting, by a source node, to a destination node, a first plurality of packets of a “flowlet” of a flow of packets. Each of the first flowlet of packets includes a plurality of header fields and a randomizer. The header fields and the randomizer are used by a networking device located between the source node and the destination node to select an output port of the networking device for the packets of the first flowlet. Further methods include selecting, by the source node, based on a criteria, a second randomizer for inclusion in a plurality of packets of a second flowlet of packets, waiting a time delay after transmitting the first flowlet of packets, then, inserting the second randomizer into the sequential second flowlet of packets, and transmitting the second flowlet of packets.
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