METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED LOAD BALANCING OF RECEIVED NETWORK TRAFFIC
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1. A method for load balancing of a received a packet based network traffic, comprising:
- receiving a packet at a software defined network switch;
determining information pertaining to uniqueness of a packet flow for the received packet;
providing the determined information and the received packet to a network interface controller; and
processing the received packet at the network interface controller in accordance with the provided determined information.
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Abstract
A method and a system embodying the method for load balancing of a received a packet based network traffic, comprising: receiving a packet at a software defined network switch; determining information pertaining to uniqueness of a packet flow for the received packet; providing the determined information and the received packet to a network interface controller; and processing the received packet at the network interface controller in accordance with the provided determined information, are disclosed.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for load balancing of a received a packet based network traffic, comprising:
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receiving a packet at a software defined network switch; determining information pertaining to uniqueness of a packet flow for the received packet; providing the determined information and the received packet to a network interface controller; and processing the received packet at the network interface controller in accordance with the provided determined information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for load balancing of a received a packet based network traffic, comprising:
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a software defined network switch; and a network interface controller communicatively coupled to the software defined network switch;
whereinthe software defined network switch is configure to receive a data packet, determine information pertaining to uniqueness of a packet flow for the received packet, and provide the determined information and the received packet to a network interface controller, and the network interface controller is configured to process the received packet in accordance with the provided determined information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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