Network device and routing method with equal-cost multi-path routing dynamic adjustment mechanism

Abstract

A network device and a routing method with an equal-cost multi-path (ECMP) routing dynamic adjustment mechanism are provided. The routing method includes: obtaining an ingress packet of an ingress traffic through a network interface circuit of a network device; and configuring a processor of the network device to execute following processes: extracting packet information from the ingress packet, and calculating and obtaining a forwarding decision parameter by using a traffic forwarding decision function; continuously obtaining a plurality of current queue states of a plurality of ECMP member egress ports of an ECMP group; and selecting one of the ECMP member egress ports from the ECMP group based on the forwarding decision parameter and the plurality of current queue states to forward the ingress traffic.

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