US 12,095,661 B2
Interspersing network traffic across members of a container label-switched path
Rashmi Maharia, Sikar (IN)
Assigned to Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/936,984.
Application 17/936,984 is a continuation of application No. 16/996,493, filed on Aug. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,489,767.
Prior Publication US 2023/0027632 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 45/00 (2022.01); H04L 45/24 (2022.01); H04L 45/50 (2022.01); H04L 45/74 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 45/38 (2013.01) [H04L 45/22 (2013.01); H04L 45/24 (2013.01); H04L 45/50 (2013.01); H04L 45/74 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
defining, by a network device, a label-switched path (LSP) that includes multiple member LSPs;
analyzing, by the network device, headers of multiple packet flows associated with traffic;
identifying, by the network device, a set of packet flows, of the multiple packet flows, that are tolerant to packet reordering;
processing, by the network device, the set of packet flows to determine a distribution sequence for the set of packet flows; and
distributing, by the network device, the set of packet flows among the multiple member LSPs based on the distribution sequence,
wherein distributing the set of packet flows comprises:
utilizing a portion of the multiple member LSPs to distribute another set of packet flows, of the multiple packet flows, to at least one of the multiple member LSPs; and
utilizing a remaining portion of the multiple member LSPs to distribute at least one of the set of packet flows among the multiple member LSPs.