Patent ID: 11949586
Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 15:
16. A system comprising:
one or more processors, coupled to memory;
a plurality of ports;
a state machine implemented on the one or more processors and configured to select one or more paths to be used by a plurality of pipes, the plurality of pipes using at least a portion of the plurality of ports;
one or more databases configured to store information identifying an overlay network for an underlying network used by the plurality of the pipes and information about a status and loading of the plurality of ports;
wherein the state machine is configured to:
receive from the one or more databases information indicating congestion on one or more of the plurality of ports based at least one of the loading or the status of the one or more ports; and
select one or more paths via the overlay network and underlying network to be used by the one or more of the plurality of pipes to reduce congestion via the one or more ports.