公开(公告)号：US09356880B1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-31

申请号：US13937006

申请日：2013-07-08

Applicant: Juniper Networks, Inc.

Inventor： David J. Ofelt ,  Stephen W. Turner ,  Dennis C. Ferguson

IPC: H04L12/863 ,  H04L12/865

CPC classification number: H04L47/624 ,  H04L47/6215 ,  H04L47/6275 ,  H04L69/14 ,  Y02D50/30

Abstract: The invention is directed to techniques for supporting multi-link protocols within a computer network. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a set of data blocks from a plurality of links in one or more interface cards according to a multi-link protocol and sending the data blocks to a multi-link service card for sequencing. The data blocks may then be sent to the one or more interface cards for communication to a destination device over a computer network. Implementing a multi-link service card may allow a network device, such as a router, to support multi-link protocols.