PEER-INFLUENCED AGGREGATE MEMBER SELECTION

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention provide the ability to allow a peer or remote device to influence aggregate member selection in an aggregate group of members for a data flow. In embodiments, local-side weights and remote-side weights may be assigned to each member in an aggregate group of members. Using these weights, a global value for each member in the aggregate group may be calculated. Given these global values, a member from the aggregate group of members may be selected for egress of the new flow based upon the global values.

主权项

1. An information handling system (IHS) comprising:
a plurality of ports, at least one of the plurality of ports being configured to receive a new flow and at least two or more of the ports forming an aggregate group of members, each member being potentially used as an egress for the new flow from the IHS to one or more remote devices; one or more processors that are communicatively coupled to the plurality of I/O ports; and a memory that is communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and stores one or more sequences of instructions, which when executed by one or more processors causes steps to be performed comprising:
assigning an IHS-side weight to each member in the aggregate group of members;assigning a remote-side weight to each member in the aggregate group of members, a remote-side weight being obtained from a remote device corresponding with the member;calculating a global value for each member in the aggregate group of members using the IHS-side weights and the remote-side weights; andselecting for egress of the new flow a member from the aggregate group of members based upon the global values.