Automatic load sharing-trunking
US6731599B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 4, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/24
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus is described which pertains to load sharing/trunking in a communication device used in unicast and/or multicasting interchange of information. A plurality of available ports in the interface cards of the device is identified. More than one port is selected to be configured as a Multi-Link Trunk (MLT) even through the ports may be located on different interface cards.
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