Composite trunking

Details Composite trunking Composite trunking

2011-04-05

2011-04-05

Sheikh, Ayaz R (Department: 2476)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Through a circuit switch

C360S327300, C360S327300, C360S327300, C360S125330

Reexamination Certificate

active

07920555

ABSTRACT:
An Internet router treats plural output ports with a common destination as a composite port. A routing table uses the IP address to determine a composite trunk to which the packet is to be forwarded. A forwarding table identifies a route along a routing fabric within the router to a specific output port of the composite port. Output ports and fabric routes are selected to maintain order within a flow by routing the flow along a single fabric route to a single output trunk. The forwarding table may favor output ports which are nearest to a packet input port, and the forwarding table may be modified to dynamically balance load across the trunks of a composite trunk.

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