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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2011
Manoj K. Wadekar, San Jose, CA (US);
Edward C. Mcglaughlin, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Gaurav Agarwal, Los Altos, CA (US);
Manoj K. Wadekar, San Jose, CA (US);
Edward C. McGlaughlin, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Gaurav Agarwal, Los Altos, CA (US);
QLOGIC, Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Abstract
Method and system for a first network device and a second network device is provided. The first network device and the second network device communicate with each other via a first network link and a second network link. A traffic type between the first network device and the second network device is excluded from link aggregation. When a packet is received from the first network device; and if the packet is excluded from link aggregation, then the first network link or the second link is selected to transmit the packet based on a physical port identifier identifying a port of the first network device.