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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2012
Mukesh Chhabra, New Delhi, IN;
Prashant Vashisht, Gurgaon, IN;
Mohit Batra, Delhi, IN;
Rajneesh Mishra, Ghaziabad, IN;
Mukesh Chhabra, New Delhi, IN;
Prashant Vashisht, Gurgaon, IN;
Mohit Batra, Delhi, IN;
Rajneesh Mishra, Ghaziabad, IN;
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
Line cards in a multi-slot network element utilize load balancing systems and methods for synchronizing learned Media Access Control (MAC) addresses therebetween. It is an objective of the load balancing systems and methods to enable high data rate scalability between line cards in a distributed system while preventing adverse effects on packet traffic. The load balancing systems and methods include inter alia MAC address updates between data path devices (e.g., network processors, application specific integrated circuits, etc.) using data frames and a hash-based time slot strategy ensuring MAC address updates are distributed over time as opposed to large scale, singular events.