Multi-Level Link Aggregation Groups for Network Redundancy
Summary
The USPTO published patent application US20260100916A1 titled 'Multi-Level Link Aggregation Groups' filed on December 3, 2024. The application, invented by Shiva Kumar Krishna Rao and Mallikarjuna V. Shivakumar, describes a network device that operates hierarchical link-aggregation groups (LAGs) to provide network redundancy. The device can configure a first LAG comprising a set of links between network devices and a second LAG comprising the first LAG plus a high-capacity link.
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The USPTO published patent application US20260100916A1 disclosing a multi-level link aggregation group architecture for network redundancy. The network device operates a first LAG comprising aggregated links between two network devices, then operates a second LAG that includes the first LAG plus a high-capacity link matching the combined capacity of the first LAG. Control packets determine which LAG configurations apply.\n\nFor technology companies and network equipment manufacturers, this patent publication represents informational intellectual property that may be relevant to product development and freedom-to-operate analyses. Patent applications do not create immediate compliance obligations but may signal competitive activity in the link aggregation and network redundancy space.
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MULTI-LEVEL LINK AGGREGATION GROUPS
Application US20260100916A1 Kind: A1 Apr 09, 2026
Inventors
Shiva Kumar Krishna Rao, Mallikarjuna V. Shivakumar
Abstract
A network device is provided. During operation, the network device can operate a first link-aggregation group (LAG) comprising a first set of links between the network device and a second network device. The first set of links can operate as an aggregated link between the network device and the second network device. The network device can operate a second LAG comprising the first LAG and at least a high-capacity link between the network device and the second network device. The capacity of the high-capacity link can match the combined capacity of the first LAG. The network device can determine the first and second control packets received at the first network device to be associated with the first and second LAGs, respectively, based on an indicator in the second control packet. The network device can then configure the first and second LAGs based on the first and second control packets, respectively.
CPC Classifications
H04L 47/41 H04L 47/762
Filing Date
2024-12-03
Application No.
18966960
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