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

Claim 7:
8. A device comprising:
a plurality of ports;
a central unit implementing a state machine, the central unit coupled to each of a 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 and underlay network used by the plurality of the pipes;
wherein the state machine is configured to:
receive loading and congestion information on the plurality of ports; and
select, based on the loading and congestion information on the plurality of ports, one or more paths via the overlay network and underlay network to be used by the one or more of the plurality of pipes to reduce congestion on the one or more of the plurality of ports.