Method and system for tracking and managing network flows
US9608938B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0894
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for tracking and managing network flows including receiving a first flow counter value for a flow of first flows and determining that the flow is an elephant flow. The method further includes obtaining flow egress port information by determining an egress port on a switch for each of the first flows, obtaining port congestion information for the switch, where the port congestion information includes port congestion data for each egress port, and selecting, based on the port congestion information and the flow egress port information, a new egress port for the flow, and sending a request to update a switch chip on the switch, where the request specifies that subsequently received packets for the flow are to be forwarded out of the new egress port.
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