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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2011
John Cioffi, Atherton, CA (US);
Ardavan Maleki Tehrani, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Wonjong Rhee, Seoul, KR;
Ramya Bhagavatula, Mountain View, CA (US);
Peter Chow, Los Altos, CA (US);
Kenneth Kerpez, Long Valley, NJ (US);
Stefano Galli, New York, NY (US);
Marc Goldburg, Redwood City, CA (US);
Sungho Yun, San Jose, CA (US);
John Cioffi, Atherton, CA (US);
Ardavan Maleki Tehrani, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Wonjong Rhee, Seoul, KR;
Ramya Bhagavatula, Mountain View, CA (US);
Peter Chow, Los Altos, CA (US);
Kenneth Kerpez, Long Valley, NJ (US);
Stefano Galli, New York, NY (US);
Marc Goldburg, Redwood City, CA (US);
Sungho Yun, San Jose, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
In accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, there are provided methods, systems, mechanisms, techniques, and apparatuses for traffic aggregation on multiple WAN backhauls and multiple distinct LAN networks; for traffic load balancing on multiple WAN backhauls and multiple distinct LAN networks; and for performing self-healing operations utilizing multiple WAN backhauls serving multiple distinct LAN networks. For example, in one embodiment, a first Local Area Network (LAN) access device is to establish a first LAN; a second LAN access device is to establish a second LAN; a first Wide Area Network (WAN) backhaul connection is to provide the first LAN access device with WAN connectivity; a second WAN backhaul connection is to provide the second LAN access device with WAN connectivity; and a traffic aggregation unit is to form a logically bonded WAN interface over the first WAN backhaul and the second WAN backhaul. In some embodiments an optional traffic de-aggregation unit may be used.