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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2003
Michael Karl, Karlsruhe, DE;
Thomas Ruf, Sasbach, DE;
Manfred Kunz, Rastatt, DE;
Joachim Schmalz, Bischweier, DE;
Michael Karl, Karlsruhe, DE;
Thomas Ruf, Sasbach, DE;
Manfred Kunz, Rastatt, DE;
Joachim Schmalz, Bischweier, DE;
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BE;
Abstract
A network device, method and computer program product for communicating data over aggregated links, wherein each of the aggregated links comprises a plurality of data communication links. The network device comprises n ports; and a processor to determine a link quality for each of m of the aggregated links, wherein m≧2, wherein each of the m aggregated links comprises a preselected plurality p of the n ports, select one of the m aggregated links based on the link quality determined for each of the m aggregated links, and send the data over the selected one of the m aggregated links.