Dynamically adjusting active members in multichassis link bundle

摘要

In one embodiment, active links are added to, and removed from, a multichassis link bundle with one side of the multichassis link bundle terminated on multiple devices of a multichassis device. In one embodiment, adding active links includes selecting which particular device to which to add an active link to the multichassis link bundle based on a device priority of each of the multiple devices, with a device priority of a given device being based on a current number of active links associated with the given device.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
adding and removing active links to and from a multichassis link bundle with one side of the multichassis link bundle terminated on a plurality of devices of a multichassis device; wherein said adding active links includes selecting which particular device of the plurality of devices to which to add an active link to the multichassis link bundle based on a device priority of each of the plurality of devices; and wherein a device priority of a given device is based on a current number of active links associated with the given device; wherein the device priority for the given device is based on a weighted value associated with the given device and the current number of active links associated with the given device; and wherein at least one of the plurality of devices has a different weighted value than another of the plurality of devices.