Network resource teaming providing resource redundancy and transmit/receive load-balancing through a plurality of redundant port trunks
US7872965B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/125
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system teams its network resources by apportioning each of the resources into one of two or more groups. One or more resources make up each of the groups having a link operative to be coupled together as a port trunk to a different one of two or more coupling devices providing connectivity between the system and a network. A unique layer2 address is assigned to each one of the groups. The one or more resources of each group are programmed to receive on their group's assigned layer2 address. A response is generated to a communication request received from the network. The responses specify one of the assigned layer2 addresses.
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