Switch, devices and methods for receiving and forwarding ethernet packets
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsMartin Renner, Thomas Stadler
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Abstract
A switch receiving Ethernet packets is disclosed, including TCP packets and/or non-TCP packets. The Ethernet packets are forwarded to at least two ports by forwarding each TCP Present application relates to a switch receiving Ethernet packets, including TCP packets and/or non-TCP packets, and forwarding the Ethernet packets to at least two ports by forwarding each of the TCP packets to any one of the at least two ports and forwarding each stream of non-TCP packets to one corresponding port of the at least two ports.
Claims13
A switch arranged to receive Ethernet packets, wherein the Ethernet packets comprise transmission control protocol, TCP, packets and/or non-TCP packets, and to forward the Ethernet packets to at least two ports, wherein the switch is configured to:
- forward each of the TCP packets to any one of the at least two ports;
- and
- forward each stream of non-TCP packets to one corresponding port of the at least two ports.
A method for receiving Ethernet packets, wherein the Ethernet packets comprise transmission control protocol, TCP, packets and/or non-TCP packets, and to forward the Ethernet packets to at least two ports, wherein the method comprises:
- forwarding each TCP packets to any one of the at least two ports;
- and
- forwarding each stream of non-TCP packets to one corresponding port of the at least two ports.
A device arranged to receive Ethernet packets, wherein the Ethernet packets comprise transmission control protocol, TCP, packets and/or non-TCP packets, and to provide the Ethernet packets to a switch for forwarding the Ethernet packets to at least two ports, wherein the device is configured to:
- generate a corresponding mark for each TCP packet such that the corresponding mark allows determining one of the at least two ports, to which the TCP packet will be forwarded;
- and
- generate a corresponding mark for each non-TCP packet of each corresponding stream of non-TCP packets such that the corresponding mark of each non-TCP packet of the corresponding stream allows determining one of the at least two ports, to which the corresponding stream of non-TCP packets will be forwarded.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.