公开(公告)号：US20060143309A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-29

申请号：US11315812

申请日：2005-12-22

申请人： Michael McGee ,  Mark Stratton ,  Darda Chang

发明人： Michael McGee ,  Mark Stratton ,  Darda Chang

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F11/00

CPC分类号： H04L69/40 ,  H04L29/12028 ,  H04L43/0811 ,  H04L43/10 ,  H04L43/50 ,  H04L61/103 ,  H04L67/1002

摘要： A system comprising a computer including a plurality of network interface controllers (Niches), the plurality of NICs associated with an address. The system further comprises a switching apparatus coupled to the computer and an echo device coupled to the switching apparatus. The echo device is adapted to send a packet to the switching apparatus to verify connectivity with the plurality of NICs. The packet comprises the address. The switching apparatus compares the address with a data structure to locate a matching address. If no matching address is located, the switching apparatus sends copies of the packet to each of the plurality of NICs coupled to the switching apparatus.

摘要翻译： 一种包括计算机的系统，所述计算机包括多个网络接口控制器（Niches），所述多个NIC与地址相关联。 该系统还包括耦合到计算机的开关装置和耦合到开关装置的回波装置。 回波设备适于向交换设备发送分组以验证与多个NIC的连接性。 分组包括地址。 交换设备将地址与数据结构进行比较以定位匹配地址。 如果没有匹配地址，则交换设备将分组的副本发送到耦合到交换设备的多个NIC中的每一个。

公开(公告)号：US20070053368A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-08

申请号：US11222306

申请日：2005-09-08

申请人： Darda Chang ,  Michael McGee ,  Matthew Reeves

发明人： Darda Chang ,  Michael McGee ,  Matthew Reeves

IPC分类号： H04L12/28

CPC分类号： H04L41/22 ,  H04L41/065 ,  H04L43/0817 ,  H04L47/125

摘要： The apparatus in one example may have: aggregation groups of network ports; a respective aggregation group having a formation that is one of statically formed, dynamically formed, unknown, or empty; a respective aggregation group having a state that is one of a working state, a degraded state or a failed state; and graphical representation of the formations and states of the aggregation groups, the graphical representation depicting a current status of the aggregation groups of network ports.

摘要翻译： 一个示例中的装置可以具有：网络端口的聚合组; 具有静态形成，动态形成，未知或空的形式的相应聚集组; 具有处于工作状态，退化状态或故障状态之一的状态的相应聚合组; 以及聚合组的形成和状态的图形表示，描绘网络端口的聚合组的当前状态的图形表示。

公开(公告)号：US20070025253A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-01

申请号：US11208690

申请日：2005-08-22

申请人： Mark Enstone ,  Michael McGee ,  Darda Chang ,  Christopher Hughes

发明人： Mark Enstone ,  Michael McGee ,  Darda Chang ,  Christopher Hughes

IPC分类号： H04J1/16 ,  H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/122 ,  H04L47/125

摘要： A computer system teams its network resources by apportioning each of the resources into one of two or more groups. One or more resources make up each of the groups having a link operative to be coupled together as a port trunk to a different one of two or more coupling devices providing connectivity between the system and a network. A unique layer2 address is assigned to each one of the groups. The one or more resources of each group are programmed to receive on their group's assigned layer2 address. A response is generated to a communication request received from the network. The responses specify one of the assigned layer2 addresses.

摘要翻译： 计算机系统通过将每个资源分配到两个或更多个组中的一个来组合其网络资源。 一个或多个资源构成具有可操作以将端口中继耦合到一起的链路的每个组，以提供系统和网络之间的连接的两个或更多个耦合设备中的不同的耦合设备。 每个组中都分配唯一的二层地址。 每个组中的一个或多个资源被编程为在其组的分配层2地址上接收。 对从网络接收到的通信请求产生响应。 响应指定分配的第2层地址之一。

公开(公告)号：US20050038878A1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-17

申请号：US10620208

申请日：2003-07-15

申请人： Michael McGee ,  Michael McIntyre ,  Gregory Howard ,  Mark Enstone ,  Mark Stratton

发明人： Michael McGee ,  Michael McIntyre ,  Gregory Howard ,  Mark Enstone ,  Mark Stratton

IPC分类号： G06F13/38 ,  G06F15/177

CPC分类号： G06F13/387

摘要： Apparatus and methods are disclosed by which it is determined which ports in a system can be combined together to form a team and/or whether ports that are already operated as part of a team are eligible to continue to be operated in the team.

摘要翻译： 公开了装置和方法，通过该装置和方法确定系统中哪些端口可以组合在一起以形成一个团队和/或已经作为团队的一部分运行的端口是否有资格继续在该团队中运行。

公开(公告)号：US20060029097A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-09

申请号：US11048524

申请日：2005-02-01

申请人： Michael McGee ,  Mark Enstone ,  Michael McIntyre ,  Gregory Howard ,  Mark Stratton

发明人： Michael McGee ,  Mark Enstone ,  Michael McIntyre ,  Gregory Howard ,  Mark Stratton

IPC分类号： H04J3/22

CPC分类号： H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/125 ,  H04L47/20

摘要： A resource allocation application is configured to run on a computer system that is coupled through a plurality of network resources to one or more networks. The resources are initially allocated among one or more teams and a pool. One or more usage policies are established for at least one of the teams. Resource usage is continuously monitored to identify actionable resource usage conditions. The network resources are automatically reconfigured in accordance with the one or more usage policies in response to the actionable resource usage conditions.

摘要翻译： 资源分配应用被配置为在通过多个网络资源耦合到一个或多个网络的计算机系统上运行。 资源最初分配在一个或多个团队和池中。 为至少一个团队建立一个或多个使用政策。 持续监控资源使用情况，以确定可操作的资源使用条件。 响应于可操作的资源使用条件，根据一个或多个使用策略自动重新配置网络资源。

公开(公告)号：US20060187928A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-24

申请号：US11048522

申请日：2005-02-01

申请人： Michael McGee ,  Mark Enstone ,  Mark Stratton ,  Christopher Hughes

发明人： Michael McGee ,  Mark Enstone ,  Mark Stratton ,  Christopher Hughes

IPC分类号： H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L41/26 ,  H04L41/082 ,  H04L41/0886 ,  H04L43/0817 ,  H04L43/10 ,  H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/125

摘要： A plurality of peer network devices are configured to load-balance data transmitted between them on a point-by-point basis. Each peer device has a team of network resources coupling it to a local area network. A peer device transmitting data to one of the other peer devices load-balances the data over the team of resources of the receiving one of the peer devices. Each peer device multicasts to the other peer devices a data frame from that includes peer data defining attributes of the team of the multicasting peer device. The multicast data frame is updated with new peer data whenever one or more of the attributes of the team of the multicasting peer device are changed.

摘要翻译： 多个对等网络设备被配置为在逐点的基础上对它们之间传输的数据进行负载平衡。 每个对等设备具有将其耦合到局域网的网络资源组。 将数据发送到其他对等设备之一的对等设备通过所接收的一个对等设备的资源团队来负载平衡数据。 每个对等设备向其他对等设备组播数据帧，其中包括定义组播对等设备的团队属性的对等数据。 当多播对等设备的队列的一个或多个属性被改变时，多播数据帧被更新为新的对等数据。

公开(公告)号：US20060034190A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-16

申请号：US10917677

申请日：2004-08-13

申请人： Michael McGee ,  Mark Enstone ,  Mark Stratton ,  Christopher Hughes

发明人： Michael McGee ,  Mark Enstone ,  Mark Stratton ,  Christopher Hughes

IPC分类号： H04L12/28

CPC分类号： H04L67/1008 ,  H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/125 ,  H04L67/1002 ,  H04L67/1017

摘要： Systems, methodologies, media, and other embodiments associated with network load balancing are described. One exemplary system embodiment includes a load balancing logic configured to cause different portions of network traffic to be transmitted from a transmitting node to different network adapters in a receiving node to cause the network traffic to be receive load balanced.

公开(公告)号：US20050270980A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-08

申请号：US11048520

申请日：2005-02-01

申请人： Michael McGee

发明人： Michael McGee

IPC分类号： H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L45/00 ,  H04L45/12 ,  H04L45/22 ,  H04L45/28 ,  H04L45/66

摘要： A NIC teaming intermediate driver running on a computer system binds NIC resources into teams to provide a physical interface for the computer system to the network. When configuring a team, the teaming driver assigns one of the team members to be the primary resource and the others to be secondary. When one or more members of the team are coupled to more than one path through a layer 2 network to a core switch, the intermediate driver listens to frames transmitted over the layer 2 network regarding the cost (i.e. the bandwidth) of various connections between switches in the network and chooses the primary member to be that member coupled to the lowest cost path (i.e. highest bandwidth).

摘要翻译： 在计算机系统上运行的NIC组合中间驱动程序将NIC资源绑定到团队中，为计算机系统提供物理接口。 配置团队时，分组驱动程序将其中一个团队成员分配为主资源，其他团队成员将作为次要队列。 当组中的一个或多个成员耦合到通过第2层网络到核心交换机的多于一个路径时，中间驱动器监听通过第2层网络发送的关于交换机之间各种连接的成本（即，带宽）的帧 在网络中，并选择主成员作为耦合到最低成本路径（即最高带宽）的成员。

公开(公告)号：US20070025252A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-01

申请号：US11208689

申请日：2005-08-22

申请人： Michael McGee ,  Mark Enstone ,  James R. Walker

发明人： Michael McGee ,  Mark Enstone ,  James R. Walker

IPC分类号： H04J1/16 ,  H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/122 ,  H04L47/125

摘要： A computer system teams its network resources by apportioning each of the one or more network resources into one of two or more groups. The resources of each of the groups have links that are operative to be coupled in parallel to a different one of two or more network devices that provide connectivity to a network. One of the two or more groups is selected to be a primary group. A team layer2 address is assigned to one of the resources apportioned to the selected group. Each of the resources of the selected group is enabled to receive on the team layer2 address. The network device to which the selected group is coupled is enabled to load balance data received from the network among the resources of the selected group. Data transmitted from the system to the network is load-balanced over all of the resources independent of the group to which they belong.

摘要翻译： 计算机系统通过将一个或多个网络资源中的每一个分配到两个或更多个组中的一个来组合其网络资源。 每个组的资源具有可操作地并行耦合到提供与网络的连接性的两个或多个网络设备中的不同的网络设备的链路。 选择两个或更多个组中的一个作为主组。 将一个团队layer2地址分配给分配给所选组的资源之一。 所选组的每个资源都能够在团队layer2地址上接收。 使所选择的组被耦合到的网络设备能够负载平衡从所选择的组的资源之中从网络接收的数据。 从系统发送到网络的数据在所有独立于其所属组的资源上负载均衡。

公开(公告)号：US20060209677A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-21

申请号：US11084600

申请日：2005-03-18

申请人： Michael McGee ,  Mark Enstone ,  Gregory Howard

发明人： Michael McGee ,  Mark Enstone ,  Gregory Howard

IPC分类号： H04L1/00

CPC分类号： H04L41/0609 ,  H04L12/44

摘要： Systems and methods for implementing priority failover determination are disclosed. An exemplary method includes prioritizing ranking criteria for a plurality of network adapter ports based at least in part on user input. The method also includes determining a ranking value for each of the plurality of network adapter ports based on the prioritized ranking criteria. The method further includes designating a primary network adapter port and at least a secondary network adapter port based on the ranking value for each of the plurality of network adapter ports

摘要翻译： 公开了实现优先故障转移确定的系统和方法。 一种示例性方法包括至少部分地基于用户输入来对多个网络适配器端口的排序标准进行优先级排序。 该方法还包括基于优先级排序标准确定多个网络适配器端口中的每一个的排序值。 该方法还包括基于多个网络适配器端口中的每一个的排序值来指定主网络适配器端口和至少第二网络适配器端口