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US 12,468,615 B2Granted
System and method for signaling interface status using a single indicator
AssigneeArista Networks, Inc.
InventorsJohn Peach, Harold Wang, Martin Hull
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AssigneeArista Networks, Inc.
InventorsJohn Peach, Harold Wang, Martin Hull
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A flash definition specifying a flashing sequence for a status indicator of a multi-lane port is stored on a device. In operation, the status indicator is lit, following the flashing sequence, to indicate a current lane state (in a Port/Lane Signaling Mode) or interface/channel state (in an Interface/Channel Signaling Mode). The flashing sequence may begin with a preamble, indicating a start of the flashing sequence. The device may have different multi-lane ports, each having one or more status indicators configured for indicating states of multiple lanes or a state of an interface having a multiple of component lanes. Flashing sequences for these ports are synchronizable (to the port having the largest number of lanes or, in the Interface/Channel Signaling Mode, the largest number of configured interfaces on that port). The lanes of a multi-lane port may operate at the same or different speeds and may be bundled into interfaces/channels.
A status signaling method, the method comprising:
A system, comprising:
An apparatus, comprising:
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