发明名称 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOAD BALANCING OVER VIRTUAL NETWORK LINKS |
摘要 |
<p>Techniques for load balancing network traffic over virtual point-to-point data links at a data-link layer include determining a particular group of virtual point-to-point data links that reach a particular local area network of one or more network nodes. A particular data-link address for a particular node of the particular local area network is associated with each virtual point-to-point data link of the particular group. When a data packet is received that includes data that indicates the particular data-link address as a destination; one virtual point-to-point data link of the group is determined to balance traffic among the group. The data packet is sent only over the one virtual point-to-point data link. These techniques enable virtual point-to-point data links through two or more intermediate network nodes, such as a pair of provider edge nodes, to be bundled for load balancing purposes.</p> |
申请公布号 |
EP2057863(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.08.12 |
申请号 |
EP20070783341 |
申请日期 |
2007.05.06 |
申请人 |
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
发明人 |
ERVIN, JIMMY;TAKEFMAN, MIKE;BHAGWATULA, PRAVEEN;ALEXANDER, JAMES;FAULKNER, STEVEN |
分类号 |
H04L12/803;H04L12/46 |
主分类号 |
H04L12/803 |
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