Data transfer between endpoints using a multipath connection

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that includes a set of instructions which, in response to execution by a processor of a computing device, cause the processor to perform a method to transfer data between a first endpoint supported by the computing device and a second endpoint, the method comprising:

• detecting an elephant flow of data from an application executing on the first endpoint for transfer to the second endpoint;
• splitting the elephant flow to obtain first packets and second packets, wherein the first endpoint has cognizance of a first path and a second path between a first network interface of the first endpoint and a second network interface of the second endpoint;
• establishing, over the first network interface, a first subflow of a multipath connection with the second endpoint to send the first packets, wherein the first subflow is identified by a first set of tuples that includes a network address of the first network interface and a first port number;
• establishing, over the first network interface, a second subflow of the multipath connection to send the second packets, wherein the second subflow is identified by a second set of tuples that includes the network address and a second port number;
• and
• sending, over the first network interface, the first packets on the first subflow and the second packets on the second subflow to the second network interface, wherein the first packets travel on the first path based on the first set of tuples and the second packets on the second path based on the second set of tuples.

A computing device configured to perform data transfer between a first endpoint supported by the computing device and a second endpoint, comprising:

• a processor;
• a first network interface;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• detect an elephant flow of data from an application executing on the first endpoint for transfer to the second endpoint;
• split the elephant flow to obtain first packets and second packets, wherein the first endpoint has cognizance of a first path and a second path between a first network interface of the first endpoint and a second network interface of the second endpoint;
• establish, over the first network interface, a first subflow of a multipath connection with the second endpoint to send the first packets, wherein the first subflow is identified by a first set of tuples that includes a network address of the first network interface and a first port number;
• establish, over the first network interface, a second subflow of the multipath connection to send the second packets, wherein the second subflow is identified by a second set of tuples that includes the network address and a second port number;
• and
• send, over the first network interface, the first packets on the first subflow and the second packets on the second subflow to the second network interface, wherein the first packets travel on the first path based on the first set of tuples and the second packets on the second path based on the second set of tuples.