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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2015
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Michael Orr, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD., , BM;
Abstract
Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with controlling transmission of packets over a link aggregation group (LAG) using policies arranged in a tree hierarchy are described. According to one embodiment, a device includes a decision logic configured to manage transmission of packets over a link aggregation group by individually evaluating the packets according to a plurality of policies arranged into a tree hierarchy. The link aggregation group includes a plurality of interfaces connected to a remote device. The decision logic is configured to select one of the plurality of interfaces of the link aggregation group for each of the packets by using the plurality of policies. A transmission logic configured to control transmission of each of the packets according to which interface of the link aggregation group is selected for each of the packets as a result of evaluating the packets using the plurality of policies.