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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2015
Mellanox Technologies Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Zachy Haramaty, Hemed, IL;
Eitan Zahavi, Zichron Yaakov, IL;
Benny Koren, Zichron Yaakov, IL;
Ido Bukspan, Herzliya, IL;
Itamar Rabenstein, Petah Tikva, IL;
Barak Gafni, Kfar Malal, IL;
Aviv Kfir, Nili, IL;
MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., Yokneam, IL;
Abstract
A method in a network element that includes multiple interfaces for connecting to a communication network includes receiving via an ingress interface packets that are not allowed to undergo re-routing and that are addressed to a destination via a first egress interface. The packets are forwarded via the first egress interface when there is a valid path from the first egress interface to the destination. When there is no valid path from the first egress interface to the destination, a second egress interface is selected from a group of multiple egress interfaces that have respective paths to the destination and are assigned to packets for which re-routing is allowed, and the packets are forwarded via the second egress interface until recovering a path to the destination.