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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2020
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Grant Mericle, Durham, NC (US);
Michael Jon Fox, New Hill, NC (US);
Benjamin Thomas Rau, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/803 (2013.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 47/125 (2013.01); H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 61/2007 (2013.01);
Abstract
Examples described herein provide a computer-implemented method that includes registering at least one of a plurality of virtual internet protocol addresses (VIPAs) to each of a plurality of network adapters. The method further includes distributing, by each of the plurality of network adapters, inbound data among each of the plurality of network adapters using an address resolution protocol.