Distributed control plane for link aggregation
US9166868B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/042
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In accordance with embodiments of the disclosure, a method may include communicating, via an inter-card communication channel, local link status information regarding at least one local physical port resident on a first network interface, wherein the at least one local physical port is a member port of a link aggregation group, to one or more other network interfaces, other than the first network interface, having member ports of the link aggregation group. The method may also include receiving, via the inter-card communications channel, non-local link status information regarding at least one non-local physical port resident on the one or more other network interfaces, wherein the at least one non-local physical port is a member port of the link aggregation group. The method may further include designating a link status of the at least one local physical port based on the local link status information and the non-local link status information.
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