System and method for bandwidth optimization with support for multiple links
A link management engine aggregates multiple links into a single link, and presents the single link to a bandwidth optimizer for a recommendation based on priorities assigned to applications. The engine may evaluate the recommendation for bandwidth optimization based on a current pipeline status, direct a packet to one of the multiple links based on the evaluation of the recommendation for bandwidth optimization, and generate a health report associated with the multiple links.
1. A method comprising:
aggregating, by a processor, multiple links into a single link;
presenting the single link to a bandwidth optimizer;
receiving a recommendation for bandwidth optimization of the single link from the bandwidth optimizer, wherein the recommendation for the bandwidth optimization is based on priorities assigned to applications;
evaluating the recommendation for the bandwidth optimization based on a current pipeline status;
directing traffic to one of the multiple links based on the evaluating performed on the current pipeline status;
generating a health report associated with the multiple links;
generating a throttling recommendation based on the health report; and
transmitting the health report and the throttling recommendation to the bandwidth optimizer.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the health report is further based on the current pipeline status.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising evaluating the traffic on a per packet level.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising the evaluating the traffic on the per packet level includes determining priorities of each one of a plurality of packets.
5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising executing the recommendation for the bandwidth optimization.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising subsequent to the executing the recommendation, monitoring health status of each one of the links.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the throttling recommendation includes a ranking of the multiple links for throttling.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising parsing a packet to determine an assigned priority of the packet.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising directing another packet to another one of the multiple links.
10. An information handling system, comprising:
a bandwidth optimizer;
a link management engine configured to:
aggregate multiple links into a single link;
present the single link to the bandwidth optimizer for a recommendation for bandwidth optimization;
receive the recommendation for the bandwidth optimization of the single link from the bandwidth optimizer, wherein the recommendation for the bandwidth optimization is based on priorities assigned to applications;
evaluate the recommendation for the bandwidth optimization based on a current pipeline status;
direct a packet to one of the multiple links based on the evaluation of the recommendation for the bandwidth optimization;
generate a health report associated with the multiple links, the health report correlating information associated with packets being processed to the current pipeline status;
generate a throttling recommendation; and
transmit the throttling recommendation with the health report to the bandwidth optimizer.
11. The information handling system of claim 10 , wherein the link management engine is further configured to direct another packet to another one of the multiple links.
12. The information handling system of claim 10 , wherein the link management engine is further configured to parse the packet to determine a specified priority of the packet.
13. The information handling system of claim 10 , wherein the throttling recommendation is based on the health report.
14. The information handling system of claim 10 , wherein the link management engine is further configured to determine high priority packets.
15. A method comprising:
aggregating, by a processor, multiple links into a single link;
receiving a recommendation for bandwidth optimization of the single link from a bandwidth optimizer, wherein the recommendation for the bandwidth optimization is based on an assigned priority;
executing the recommendation for the bandwidth optimization based on the assigned priority, wherein a queue for each priority class is maintained;
transmitting from a first queue with high priority applications prior to transmitting from a second queue with normal priority applications;
subsequent to the executing the recommendation, directing a packet to a random link;
generating a health report associated with the multiple links;
generating a throttling recommendation based on the health report; and
transmitting the health report and the throttling recommendation to the bandwidth optimizer.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising parsing the packet to determine the assigned priority of the packet.
17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising subsequent to the parsing the packet, changing the assigned priority of the packet.
18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising directing another packet to another random link.
19. The method of claim 15 , further comprising throttling one of the multiple links based on the recommendation.
20. The method of claim 15 , further comprising stopping transmission of another packet based on the recommendation.