Patent ID: 9203770
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An enhanced link aggregation (ELAG) transmitter device, comprising: a packet interface configured to receive a plurality of data packets; a controller configured to segment and reschedule one or more data packets of the plurality of data packets and to add a sequence number to the one or more data packets; and a distributor configured to logically distribute the one or more segmented and rescheduled data packets across an aggregate link including a plurality of individual links, based on an actual available bandwidth of the aggregate link and in accordance with at least one of a packet based distribution scheme, a segmented packet distribution scheme, and a byte based distribution scheme, wherein the distributor is further configured to determine the actual available bandwidth of the aggregate link by continuously monitoring an actual available bandwidth of each of the plurality of individual links without suspending the distribution of the one or more segmented and rescheduled data packets across the aggregate link.