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US 2010/0246388 A1Published application
Redundant host connection in a routed network
AssigneeBrocade Communications Systems, Inc.
InventorsSomesh Gupta, Anoop Ghanwani, Phanidhar Koganti, Shunjia Yu
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch. The switch includes a management mechanism and a configuration mechanism. During operation, the management mechanism is configured to operate the switch in conjunction with the partner switch as a single logical switch. The configuration mechanism is configured to assign a virtual switch identifier to the logical switch.
Claims24
A switch, comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions which when executed cause the processor to:
- route frames based on their Ethernet headers;
- operate the switch in conjunction with a separate physical switch as a single logical switch;
- and
- assign a virtual switch identifier to the logical switch.
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A method, comprising:
- routing frames received at a switch based on their Ethernet headers;
- and
- configuring the switch as a single logical switch which includes one or more separate physical switches, the logical switch having a virtual switch identifier.
A switch means, comprising:
- a frame processing means for routing frames based on their Ethernet headers;
- an inter-switch communication means for communicating with a separate physical switch;
- a management means for operating the switch in conjunction with the separate physical switch as a single logical switch;
- and
- a configuration means for assigning a virtual switch identifier to the logical switch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.