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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Gordon Hanes, Ottawa, CA;
Adrian Alfred Ellsworth, Stittsville, CA;
Michel Rochon, Kanata, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/403 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to providing a method for selecting a link for transmitting a data packet, from links of a Multi-Link Point-to-Point Protocol (MLPPP) bundle, by compiling a list of links having a minimum queue depth and selecting the link in a round robin manner from the list. Some embodiments of the invention further provide for a flag to indicate if the selected link has been assigned to a transmitter so that an appropriate link will be selected even if link queue depth status is not current.