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Virtual load balancing across a network link

  • US 7,372,813 B1
  • Filed: 11/26/2002
  • Issued: 05/13/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network comprising:

  • a first network switch comprising a transmit load balancing engine for subdividing at least a first channel into a plurality of transmit virtual channels of the first network switch;

    a second network switch comprising a receive load balancing engine; and

    a network link between the first network switch and the second network switch, wherein the first network switch further comprises a link interface device for multiplexing the plurality of transmit virtual channels on to the network line, and wherein the receive load balancing engine subdivides the network link into a plurality of receive virtual channels of the second network switch, equal in number to the plurality of transmit virtual channels of the first network switch.

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