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Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 13, 2016
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Hsiu Lan Chen, Beijing, CN;

Robert K. Floyd, III, Clemont, FL (US);

James W. Ling, McKinney, TX (US);

Stephen Sauer, Bois Colombes, FR;

Liviu Tudorache, Bucharest, RO;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/803 (2013.01); H04L 12/707 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 47/125 (2013.01); H04L 45/22 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method, computer program product, and system for adjusting network traffic balance among a plurality of communication links between a first network node and a second network node on a computing network includes a processor receiving over a computing network from a network device, performance metrics for a plurality of communications links between a first network node and a second network node on the computing network and based on receiving the performance metrics, the processor determines degradation in network performance on at least one of the plurality of communication links. The processor determines a weight for each communication link, associating a lower weight with the degraded link(s), and formulates instructions for an adjusted network traffic balance among the links, based on the weights. The processor transmits the instructions to a network device on the computing network and upon receipt of the instructions, the network device adjusts the network traffic balance among the links in accordance with the instructions.


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