A relay control method and circuit is designed for use on a computer network system, such as Ethernet, which can perform a load-balancing operation based on a port group configuration in such a manner as to allow an increased network data communication efficiency through an Ethernet Switch. In the invention,...http://www.google.com/patents/US6859433?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6859433 - Relay control method and circuit with improved load balancing capability based on user-predefined port group configuration