Systems and Methods for Load Balancing of Management Traffic Over a Link Aggregation Group
First Claim
1. A network element comprising:
- one or more network interfaces including, in the aggregate, a plurality of physical ports configured as member ports of a link aggregation group, wherein the link aggregation group is;
configured to communicate management traffic originating from a plurality of maintenance entities communicatively coupled to the link aggregation group; and
configured to communicate carrier traffic originating from other network elements communicatively coupled to the link aggregation group; and
logic communicatively coupled to the one or more network interfaces, the logic configured to assign individual maintenance entities of the plurality of maintenance entities to individual physical ports of the link aggregation group in order to balance maintenance traffic among the plurality of physical ports.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method includes configuring a plurality ports as member ports of a link aggregation group. The method also includes configuring the link aggregation group to communicate management traffic originating from a plurality of maintenance entities communicatively coupled to the link aggregation group communicate carrier traffic originating from other network elements communicatively coupled to the link aggregation group. The method further includes assigning individual maintenance entities of the plurality of maintenance entities to individual physical ports of the link aggregation group in order to balance maintenance traffic among the plurality of physical ports.
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1. A network element comprising:
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one or more network interfaces including, in the aggregate, a plurality of physical ports configured as member ports of a link aggregation group, wherein the link aggregation group is; configured to communicate management traffic originating from a plurality of maintenance entities communicatively coupled to the link aggregation group; and configured to communicate carrier traffic originating from other network elements communicatively coupled to the link aggregation group; and logic communicatively coupled to the one or more network interfaces, the logic configured to assign individual maintenance entities of the plurality of maintenance entities to individual physical ports of the link aggregation group in order to balance maintenance traffic among the plurality of physical ports. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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configuring a plurality ports as member ports of a link aggregation group; configuring the link aggregation group to; communicate management traffic originating from a plurality of maintenance entities communicatively coupled to the link aggregation group; and communicate carrier traffic originating from other network elements communicatively coupled to the link aggregation group; and assigning individual maintenance entities of the plurality of maintenance entities to individual physical ports of the link aggregation group in order to balance maintenance traffic among the plurality of physical ports. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A network comprising:
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a plurality of maintenance entities; a network element communicatively coupled to the maintenance entities, the network element comprising; one or more network interfaces including, in the aggregate, a plurality of physical ports configured as member ports of a link aggregation group, wherein the link aggregation group is; configured to communicate management traffic originating from the plurality of maintenance entities; and configured to communicate carrier traffic originating from other network elements communicatively coupled to the network element; wherein the network element is configured to assign individual maintenance entities of the plurality of maintenance entities to individual physical ports of the link aggregation group in order to balance maintenance traffic among the plurality of physical ports. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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