Dynamic packet traffic performance adjustment systems and methods

摘要

A method, a network, and a network element use dynamic packet traffic performance adjustment techniques. In an exemplary embodiment, the dynamic resizing techniques utilize different packet connections providing connectivity to same sites between which bandwidth resizing is needed. Each of the packet connections has a separate and independent bandwidth profile that governs an amount of traffic that is dispatched over each packet connection. A network element sourcing traffic into the packet connections uses bridge functionality that dispatches client traffic onto all of the packet connections or an individual packet connection. This effectively means that the transport network bandwidth utilization is only consumed by a single packet connection, i.e., the packet connection-A (even through there are multiple configured). The network element sinking the traffic selects from a single active packet connection.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
operating a first packet connection having a first bandwidth profile and a second packet connection having a second bandwidth profile, wherein the second bandwidth profile is set to consume zero bandwidth; bridging ingress traffic at a source network element onto both the first packet connection and the second packet connection; selecting egress traffic at a sink network element from the first packet connection; responsive to a requirement for a bandwidth change in the first packet connection, modifying the second bandwidth profile at a first network element; selecting egress traffic at the sink network element from the second packet connection; and changing the first bandwidth profile to consume zero bandwidth.