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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2018
Marvell Israel (M.i.s.l) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Marvell Israel (M.I.S.L) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Abstract
A local network device receives a plurality of packets via a plurality of network paths in a network system, and counts respective numbers of packets, per network path, that are marked, in Internet Protocol (IP) headers and/or headers corresponding to one or more protocols above an IP layer, to indicate congestion at one or more remote network devices in the network system. The local network device determines respective congestion levels of network paths among the plurality of paths based on the respective numbers of received packets that are marked to indicate congestion at one or more remote network devices in the network system, and performs load balancing operations using at least the respective determined congestion levels.