Enhanced link aggregation in a communications system
US9203770B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/125
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An enhanced link aggregation (ELAG) transmitter device, is provided. The ELAG transmitted device includes a packet interface configured to receive a plurality of data packets from a communication networking, and also includes a controller configured to segment and reschedule one or more data packets of the plurality of data packets and to add a sequence number to the one or more data packets. Additionally, the ELAG transmitter device includes a distributor configured to logically distribute the one or more segmented and rescheduled data packets across an aggregate link based on an actual available bandwidth of the aggregate link and in accordance with at least one of a packet based distribution scheme, a segmented packet distribution scheme, and a byte based distribution scheme.
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