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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2023
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
MD Abdul Alim, White Plains, NY (US);
Ali Sydney, Pepperell, MA (US);
Bengi Karacali-Akyamac, Somerset, NJ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for coordinating selection of a path between a source node and a destination node in a network. The source node selects a first path to a destination node based on source switch port utilization information for ports in a local source switch. The source node transmits a path setup message to the destination node over the selected first path. The destination node determines a second path from the source node to the destination node including a selected local source switch port and a local destination switch port based on utilization information in the path setup message and destination switch port utilization information. The destination node transmits to the source node a reply to the path setup message indicating the second path. The source node uses the second path indicated in the reply to communicate with the destination node.