Patent ID: 6498781
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method in a data processing system including a network for improving performance of a link aggregation system included in said network, said link aggregation system comprising multiple parallel pipes, said method comprising the steps of:establishing a traffic threshold parameter, a congestion parameter, and a flush parameter to determine a performance of a pipe in said link aggregation system, said traffic threshold parameter being a maximum data transmission capacity of said pipe, said congestion parameter being a percentage, attributable to said pipe, of a total amount of data traffic in said link aggregation system, and said flush parameter being a percentage, attributable to said pipe, of a total number of flushes in said link aggregation system, said flushes occurring in each said pipe when an amount of data traffic exceeds said traffic threshold parameter; determining a performance of said pipe by determining said congestion parameter and said flush parameter for said pipe in response to a flow traffic burden on said link aggregation system changing; and dynamically modifying said congestion parameter and said flush parameter for said pipe in response to a changing performance of said pipe caused by a changing flow traffic burden on said pipe, wherein said link aggregation system is self-tuning and capable of automatically adjusting to said changing flow traffic burden on said link aggregation system.