Cisco technology, inc. (20250071058). Efficient Handling of Fragmented Packets in Multi-Node All-Active Clusters

Efficient Handling of Fragmented Packets in Multi-Node All-Active Clusters

Organization Name

cisco technology, inc.

Inventor(s)

Arul Murugan Manickam of San Jose CA (US)

Laxmikantha Reddy Ponnuru of San Ramon CA (US)

Avinash Shah of Pleasanton CA (US)

Vishali Somaskanthan of Milpitas CA (US)

Efficient Handling of Fragmented Packets in Multi-Node All-Active Clusters

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250071058 titled 'Efficient Handling of Fragmented Packets in Multi-Node All-Active Clusters

Original Abstract Submitted

an efficient method to handle fragmented packets in multi-node all-active clusters. in one particular embodiment, a method includes receiving an initial fragment packet at a node in a cluster, creating a secondary flow table, linking the secondary flow table to a primary flow table, determining the primary flow owner of the initial fragment packet, and transmitting initial and succeeding fragment packets out of the cluster through, if possible, the primary flow owner.