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Multi-path communications in a data center environment

A data center, communication flow technology, applied in the direction of data exchange network, digital transmission system, using return channel for error prevention/detection, etc., can solve limited and problematic problems

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-07-25
MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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However, communication flow on a network using TCP is usually limited to a single communication path (i.e., a series of individual links) between computing devices, even if other links have the bandwidth to transmit data
This can be problematic in the context of a data center hosting a search engine

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[0019] Various techniques relating to multipath communications in a data center environment will now be described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals represent like elements throughout. Additionally, several functional block diagrams of various exemplary systems are shown and described herein for purposes of explanation; however, it will be appreciated that functions described as being performed by particular system components may be performed by multiple components. Similarly, for example, a component may be configured to perform functionality described as being performed by multiple components. Additionally, as used herein, the term "exemplary" is intended to mean serving as an illustration or example of something, not intended to indicate preference.

[0020] refer to figure 1 , shows an exemplary data center 100 in which computing devices communicate over a data center network that supports multi-path communication. The data center 100 include...

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Various technologies related to multi-path communications in a data center environment are described herein. Network infrastructure devices communicate traffic flows amongst one another, wherein a traffic flow includes a plurality of data packets intended for a particular recipient computing device that are desirably transmitted and received in a certain sequence. Indications that data packets in the traffic flow have been received outside of the certain sequence are processed in a manner to prevent a network infrastructure device from retransmitting a particular data packet.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to data centers, and in particular to multipath communications in data centers. Background technique [0002] A data center is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components for a particular enterprise. These systems and associated components include processing systems (such as servers), data storage devices, telecommunications systems, network infrastructure equipment (such as switches and routers), and other systems / components. Often workflows exist such that data generated at one or more computing devices in a data center must be transferred to another computing device in the data center to accomplish a specific task. Typically, data is transported in a data center over a packet-switched network such that a communication stream is transmitted between network infrastructure devices, where a communication stream is a sequence of data packets related to a particular task over a period of time. In som...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04L12/56H04L29/06H04L1/16
CPCH04L69/163H04L29/06095H04L29/06088H04L69/14H04L29/0653H04L69/22H04L45/24H04L47/193H04L29/06115
Inventor A·G·格林伯格C·金D·A·马尔茨J·D·帕德耶M·斯里达兰谭博
Owner MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC