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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2012
Balázs Peter Gerö, Budapest, HU;
János Farkas, Kecskemét, HU;
Shahryar Khan, Stockholm, SE;
Panagiotis Saltsidis, Stockholm, SE;
Balázs Varga, Budapest, HU;
Balázs Peter Gerö, Budapest, HU;
János Farkas, Kecskemét, HU;
Shahryar Khan, Stockholm, SE;
Panagiotis Saltsidis, Stockholm, SE;
Balázs Varga, Budapest, HU;
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for applying multiple Link Aggregation Group (LAG) entities on the same set of physical links, thus making bundling of individual services or conversations possible by the different LAG entities within Link Aggregation. Each LAG entity is configured such that a single physical link is Active and all the other links are Standby. Each LAG entity may be regarded as a 'bundle.' Thus the services/conversations are bundled into a LAG entity and are handed-off on the Active link during normal operation. If service hand-off is not possible on the Active link (e.g., due to a failure), then the LAG entity switches over to a Standby link thus the service/conversation is handed-off on that formerly Standby link. Bundling may simplify operations of control and signaling.