Patent ID: 9094293
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: H04L,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method of link aggregation in a computer network, said method comprising: detecting that a data link to which a scheduled data port is connected is unable to forward data that the scheduled data port is originally scheduled to forward, wherein a plurality of data links is grouped to form a link aggregation and each data link of said plurality of data links is connected to a corresponding data port such that data traffic across the link aggregation is distributed across said plurality of data links by the corresponding plurality of data ports and wherein a backup data port is assigned to each data port of said corresponding plurality of data ports, each said backup data port being a data port selected from the corresponding plurality of data ports other than the data port to be assigned a backup port; and causing the data originally scheduled for forwarding by the scheduled data port to be forwarded by the backup data port assigned to said scheduled data port in response to detecting that said scheduled data port is connected to the data link that is detected to be unable to forward the data.