Label switching or equivalent network multipath traffic control
US9219672B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 14, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, a device, and a storage medium provide for receiving packets; determining a traffic flow rate value pertaining to the packets; comparing the traffic flow rate value to a flow rate threshold value; selecting one or more candidate paths that are not bandwidth-aware; calculating a current available bandwidth for each of the one or more candidate paths; selecting one or more of the one or more candidate paths based on the traffic flow rate value and the current available bandwidth; and transmitting the packets to a destination via the one or more of the one or more candidate paths.
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