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Transparent heterogenous link pairing

US8799424B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Michael G. Fitzpatrick · Raleigh, US
Jeffrey D. Haggar · Holly Springs, US
Hugh E. Hockett · Raleigh, US
Maurice Isrel · Raleigh, US
Jerry W. Stevens · Raleigh, US
Todd E. Valler · Raleigh, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 8, 2013
Grant date	Aug 5, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 8, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L69/166
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, system and computer program product for managing at least two physical links. A TCP/IP stack configures a first interface with attributes. The TCP/IP stack activates the first interface. The TCP/IP stack detects a channel path identifier (CHPID). The TCP/IP stack creates a second interface. The TCP/IP stack associates the second interface with the first interface. The first interface and the second interface are logically linked to exchange traffic corresponding to a single internet protocol address. The TCP/IP stack configures the second interface with at least one attribute. The TCP/IP stack activates the second interface. The two physical links may rely on two different physical link types.

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