Method and apparatus for preserving flow order across links of a multi link trunk

A method for preserving flow order is presented, the method comprising receiving up to a plurality of indications denoting commencement of frame transmission on a corresponding plurality of communication links, identifying that one or more of the received frames denote the start of a flow condition,...

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Hauptverfasser: Kalkunte, Mohan V, Mangin, James L, Crayford, Ian
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method for preserving flow order is presented, the method comprising receiving up to a plurality of indications denoting commencement of frame transmission on a corresponding plurality of communication links, identifying that one or more of the received frames denote the start of a flow condition, and dedicating a receive buffer from a plurality of receive buffers to receive all frames associated with the identified flow condition.