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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
William J. Armstrong, Rochester, MN (US);
Claude Basso, Nice, FR;
Chih-jen Chang, Apex, NC (US);
Mircea Gusat, Langnau, CH;
Cyriel J. Minkenberg, Gutenswil, CH;
Fredy D. Neeser, Langnau am Albis, CH;
Kenneth M. Valk, Rochester, MN (US);
William J. Armstrong, Rochester, MN (US);
Claude Basso, Nice, FR;
Chih-Jen Chang, Apex, NC (US);
Mircea Gusat, Langnau, CH;
Cyriel J. Minkenberg, Gutenswil, CH;
Fredy D. Neeser, Langnau am Albis, CH;
Kenneth M. Valk, Rochester, MN (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
IEEE 802.1Q and Enhanced Transmission Selection provide only eight different traffic classes that may be used to control bandwidth in a particular physical connection (or link). Instead of relying only on these eight traffic classes to manage bandwidth, the embodiments discussed herein disclose using an Enhanced Transmission Selection scheduler that permits a network device to set the bandwidth for an individual virtual LAN. Allocating bandwidth in a port based on a virtual LAN ID permits a network device to allocate bandwidth to, e.g., millions of unique virtual LANs. Thus, this technique may increase the granular control of the network fabric and its performance.