Position aware load balancing in a ring network
US12375410B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/125
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to one or more embodiments of the disclosure, a supervisory networking device in an Ethernet ring obtains identity information for each of a plurality of other networking devices in the Ethernet ring. The supervisory networking device determines, based on the identity information, a relative position for each of the plurality of other networking devices in the Ethernet ring. The supervisory networking device generates, based on the relative position of each of the plurality of other networking devices in the Ethernet ring, a load balancing configuration for the Ethernet ring. The supervisory networking device implements the load balancing configuration in the Ethernet ring by blocking a first link of the supervisory networking device for a first subset of the plurality of other networking devices and a second link of the supervisory networking device for a second subset of the plurality of other networking devices.
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