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In a wide-area computer network system providing bandwidth based on network demand, throughput, and delay requirements, distribution of network load over multiple, parallel connections from the originating node to a distinction node, an apparatus and method of enabling efficient exchange of packet d

In a wide-area computer network system providing bandwidth based on network demand, throughput, and delay requirements, distribution of network load over multiple, parallel connections from the originating node to a distinction node, an apparatus and method of enabling efficient exchange of packet data routing information for information protocol and information protocol exchange routers by providing different routing table information maintenance modes which a user can select, such as a default mode, a forced mode, and a periodic mode. In addition, the system provides, a virtual interface as a logical network interface for providing circuit switched connectivity, such as a connection between a host/application and a remote network where a particular path between a host and a remote network is dynamically assigned based on the network traffic demand at that time.

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In a system for communicating between hosts, the system including a number of physical ports, an apparatus comprising: means for maintaining at least one virtual interface, each of said virtual interfaces representing a logical network interface between a local host and one of a plurality of remote

In a system for communicating between hosts, the system including a number of physical ports, an apparatus comprising: means for maintaining at least one virtual interface, each of said virtual interfaces representing a logical network interface between a local host and one of a plurality of remote hosts; means for monitoring network traffic demand and deciding, based on network traffic demand, to provide a communications link between the local host and the remote host; and means to provide the communication link on demand between the local host and the remote host, wherein an actual communicative binding to establish the communication link between the local host and the remote host does not take place until the apparatus decides, based on network traffic demand, to cause the binding.