Network switch load balancing
US6788692B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/825
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus to balance load in a cluster of switches in a network. The switches include a local switch and one or more remote switches. Messages containing load information of the switches are exchanged among the switches. One of the switches is selected to respond to a connection request to the local switch based on a metric.
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