SYSTEM GUIDED SURROGATING CONTROL IN BROADCAST AND MULTICAST

摘要

Method, computer program product, and system to assist in distribution of packets between a plurality of switch elements in a distributed switch, by monitoring an attribute of each of the plurality of switch elements including a first switch element and a first surrogate switch element, the first surrogate switch element in a first level of a hierarchy and configured using a default hierarchy configuration, the default hierarchy configuration forwarding a data frame to at least one of: a destination switch element of the data frame, and a second surrogate switch element, the second surrogate switch element in a second hierarchy level; computing a score, based on the monitored attribute, for each of the switch elements; and upon determining the score of the first switch element is greater than the score of the first surrogate switch element, designating the first switch element as the first surrogate switch element.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
one or more computer processors; and a memory containing a program, which when executed by the one or more computer processors, performs an operation to assist in distribution of packets between a plurality of switch elements in a distributed switch, the operation comprising: monitoring an attribute of each of the plurality of switch elements including a first switch element and a first surrogate switch element, wherein the first surrogate switch element is in a first level of a hierarchy and is configured using a default hierarchy configuration, wherein the default hierarchy configuration forwards a data frame to at least one of: (i) a destination switch element of the data frame, and (ii) a second surrogate switch element, wherein the second surrogate switch element is in a second level of the hierarchy; computing an attribute score, based on the monitored attribute, for each of the switch elements; and upon determining that the attribute score of the first switch element is greater than the attribute score of the first surrogate switch element, designating the first switch element as the first surrogate switch element.