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US 8,027,338 B2Granted
Discontinuing the implementation of an aggregation protocol
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsDarda M. Chang, Michael Sean McGee, Mark C. Stratton
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Abstract
A method comprises on a first port, receiving a frame from a network device and determining whether the received frame includes a system identifier (ID) that matches a system ID corresponding to a second port. If the received frame's system ID matches the second port's system ID, the method further comprises discontinuing an aggregation protocol that otherwise enables multiple ports to be operated together as a virtual port.
Claims11
A method, comprising:
- on a first port, receiving a frame from a network device;
- determining whether the received frame includes a system identifier (ID) and a source port value that matches a system ID and a source port value corresponding to a second port;
- and
- as a result of determining that said received frame system ID and a source port value matches said second port's system ID and a source port value, discontinuing an aggregation protocol;
- wherein said aggregation protocol enables multiple ports to be operated together as a virtual port.
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A method, comprising:
- on a first port, receiving a frame from a network device;
- determining whether the received frame includes a system identifier (ID) and a source port value both of which match a system ID and a source port value contained in another frame received on a second port;
- and
- as a result of determining that said received frame system identifier and source port value match said system identifier and source port value contained in the other frame received on the second port, discontinuing an aggregation protocol;
- wherein said aggregation protocol enables multiple ports to be operated together as a virtual port.
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A network device, comprising:
- a plurality of network ports;
- and
- control logic coupled to said network ports, said control logic adapted to receive a frame on a first port, to determine whether the received frame includes a system identifier (ID) and a source port value that matches a system ID and a source port value corresponding to a second port, and, as a result of determining that said received frame system ID and a source port value matches said second port's system ID and a source port value, discontinuing an aggregation protocol;
- wherein said aggregation protocol enables at least some of said ports to be operated together as a virtual port.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.