Data redirection in a bifurcated communication trunk system and method

• US 9,860,183 B2
• Filed: 09/26/2016
• Issued: 01/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FSA Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: FSA Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Roberts, Lawrence G.
• Primary Examiner(s): CHOUDHRY, SAMINA F
• Application Number:
  US15/276,092
• Publication Number:
  US 20170093532A1
• Time in Patent Office: 463 Days
• Field of Search: 370389
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/16 in which the return channel carries supervisory signals, e.g. repetition request signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1825 Adaptation of specific ARQ protocol parameters according to transmission conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/50 Circuit switching systems, i.e. systems in which the path is physically permanent during the communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/6418 Hybrid transport
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0835 One way packet loss
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0894 Packet rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/22 Alternate routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/245 Link aggregation, e.g. trunking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/38 Flow based routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/18 End to end
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/193 at the transport layer, e.g. TCP related
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2441 relying on flow classification, e.g. using integrated services [IntServ]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/25 with rate being modified by the source upon detecting a change of network conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/27 Evaluation or update of window size, e.g. using information derived from acknowledged [ACK] packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 7/04 Speed or phase control by synchronisation signals H04L7/0075 takes precedence

Abstract

A method, computer program product, and computing system for receiving return data of a dataflow on a first gateway of a first wired communication trunk within a communication platform. If corresponding forward data of the dataflow was not received on the first gateway, a determination is made concerning which gateway within the communication platform received the corresponding forward data, thus defining a second gateway of a second wired communication trunk within the communication platform. The return data is forwarded to the second gateway of the second wired communication trunk.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, executed on a computing device, comprising

receiving return data of a dataflow on a first gateway of a first wired communication trunk within a communication platform;

if corresponding forward data of the dataflow was not received on the first gateway, determining which gateway within the communication platform received the corresponding forward data, thus defining a second gateway of a second wired communication trunk within the communication platform; and

forwarding the return data to the second gateway of the second wired communication trunk.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the forward data includes a synchronize (SYN) packet.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the return data includes a synchronize acknowledgement (SYN-ACK) packet.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

redirecting any future data of the dataflow to the second gateway of the second wired communication trunk.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 wherein the future data includes one or more of:

an acknowledgement (ACK) packet; and

a data packet.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein determining which gateway within the communication platform received the corresponding forward data includes:

broadcasting an inquiry to at least a portion of the gateways included within the communication platform.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein determining which gateway within the communication platform received the corresponding forward data further includes:

receiving a confirming response from the second gateway of the second wired communication trunk within the communication platform.

8. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving return data of a dataflow on a first gateway of a first wired communication trunk within a communication platform;

if corresponding forward data of the dataflow was not received on the first gateway, determining which gateway within the communication platform received the corresponding forward data, thus defining a second gateway of a second wired communication trunk within the communication platform; and

forwarding the return data to the second gateway of the second wired communication trunk.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the forward data includes a synchronize (SYN) packet.

10. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the return data includes a synchronize acknowledgement (SYN-ACK) packet.

11. The computer program product of claim 8 further comprising:

redirecting any future data of the dataflow to the second gateway of the second wired communication trunk.

12. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the future data includes one or more of:

an acknowledgement (ACK) packet; and

a data packet.

13. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein determining which gateway within the communication platform received the corresponding forward data includes:

broadcasting an inquiry to at least a portion of the gateways included within the communication platform.

14. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein determining which gateway within the communication platform received the corresponding forward data further includes:

receiving a confirming response from the second gateway of the second wired communication trunk within the communication platform.

15. A computing system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions configured to be executed by the processor to perform operations;

receiving return data of a dataflow on a first gateway of a first wired communication trunk within a communication platform;

if corresponding forward data of the dataflow was not received on the first gateway, determining which gateway within the communication platform received the corresponding forward data, thus defining a second gateway of a second wired communication trunk within the communication platform; and

forwarding the return data to the second gateway of the second wired communication trunk.

16. The computing system of claim 15 wherein the forward data includes a synchronize (SYN) packet.

17. The computing system of claim 15 wherein the return data includes a synchronize acknowledgement (SYN-ACK) packet.

18. The computing system of claim 15 further configured to perform operations comprising:

redirecting any future data of the dataflow to the second gateway of the second wired communication trunk.

19. The computing system of claim 18 wherein the future data includes one or more of:

an acknowledgement (ACK) packet; and

a data packet.

20. The computing system of claim 15 wherein determining which gateway within the communication platform received the corresponding forward data includes:

broadcasting an inquiry to at least a portion of the gateways included within the communication platform.

21. The computing system of claim 15 wherein determining which gateway within the communication platform received the corresponding forward data further includes:

receiving a confirming response from the second gateway of the second wired communication trunk within the communication platform.