Method and apparatus for adaptive packet load balancing
US9036481B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 18, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for packet load balancing. The method includes determining at an ingress node of a switching system that an initial packet belongs to a new packet flow going to an egress node of the switching system, determining real-time congestion status of a plurality of paths to the egress node based on received congestion information of nodes on the plurality of paths, and selecting a path from the plurality of paths for switching the initial packet and subsequent packets of the new packet flow based on the real-time congestion status.
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