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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2007
Mark Tillman, Christchurch, NZ;
Graeme Campbell, Christchurch, NZ;
Mark Tillman, Christchurch, NZ;
Graeme Campbell, Christchurch, NZ;
Allied Telesis Holdings K.K., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A system and method for distributing data across a network including a plurality of trunked port lines, including modifying an existing field within one layer of a data packet on the basis of information found within another layer of the data packet and restricting the process of trunking distribution to only consider the modified layer. In an exemplary embodiment, a method and a system for improving packet data distribution across a communication network environment is provided that changes a field within the Layer 2 (L2) section of the packet on the basis of fields within the Layer 3 (L3) section of the packet. This may involve changing the destination Media Access Control (MAC) address on the basis of the destination IP address and limiting the trunk distribution determination to the L2 section of the packet data.