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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2022
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Rajendra Kumar Thirumurthi, Cupertino, CA (US);
Samar Sharma, San Jose, CA (US);
Mouli Vytla, San Jose, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In an example, a network switch is configured to natively act as a high-speed load balancer. Numerous load-balancing techniques may be used, including one that bases the traffic 'bucket' on a source IP address of an incoming packet. This particular technique provides a network administrator a powerful tool for shaping network traffic. For example, by assigning certain classes of computers on the network particular IP addresses, the network administrator can ensure that the traffic is load balanced in a desirable fashion. To further increase flexibility, the network administrator may apply a bit mask to the IP address, and expose only a portion, selected from a desired octet of the address.