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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
May. 19, 2016
Netscout Systems, Inc., Westford, MA (US);
David A. Greenbaum, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Steven M. Rosenberry, Reading, PA (US);
Peter D. Toich, Evesham, NJ (US);
John C. Curtis, Spring Lake Heights, NJ (US);
NetScout Systems, Inc., Westford, MA (US);
Abstract
A method in a flow controller for selecting optimal path is provided. A plurality of potential flow paths in the network for a particular pair of source and destination switch ports is determined in a flow controller. A plurality of cost factors associated with each of the plurality of potential flow paths is identified. Individual cost values are determined for each of the identified plurality of cost factors for each of the plurality of potential flow paths by multiplying the identified cost factors by a stratification factor. A single cost value for each of the plurality of potential flow paths is determined based on the determined individual cost values. One of the potential flow paths is selected in the flow controller for the particular pair of source and destination switch ports based upon the determined single cost value.