SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LINK AGGREGATION GROUP HASHING USING FLOW CONTROL INFORMATION

摘要

A system and method for forwarding network traffic includes receiving a first flow of network traffic at an ingress port on a switch, collecting flow control metrics for a plurality of egress ports assigned to a link aggregation group of the switch, selecting a first egress port from the plurality of egress ports using a hashing strategy based on at least information associated with the flow control metrics, assigning the first flow to the first egress port, directing the first flow to the first egress port, and transmitting network traffic associated with the first flow using the first egress port.

主权项

1. A switch, the switch comprising:
an ingress port configured to receive a flow of network traffic; and a plurality of egress ports; wherein the switch is configured to direct the flow to a first egress port from the plurality of egress ports, the first egress port being selected based on aggregate properties of the flow control messages received at the first egress port.