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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2022
F5, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Zachary York, Reno, NV (US);
Jeffrey J. Walker, Spokane, WA (US);
Timothy S. Michels, Greenacres, WA (US);
C Stuart Johnson, Spokane, WA (US);
F5, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Technology related to sending data items via network links in a link aggregate group is disclosed. Data items (such as network packets received via a computer network) can be analyzed to determine whether the data items qualify for a relaxed transmission ordering. If a data item does not qualify for relaxed transmission ordering, then a network link in the link aggregate group can be selected based on contents of the data item (such as by generating a signature or key based on headers of the data item and selecting a network link based on the signature or key). However, if the data item does qualify for relaxed transmission ordering, then a network link in the link aggregate group can be selected based on available capacities of the network links (such as by selecting a network link with a largest available capacity).