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US9019976B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9019976-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414172683-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | Mar 26, 2009 |
| Publication date | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2015 |
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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.
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What is claimed is: 1. A first switch, comprising: a processing circuitry; a memory coupled to the processing circuitry and storing instructions which when executed cause the processing circuitry to: form a single logical switch with a second switch, wherein the logical switch is assigned a virtual switch identifier, and wherein the first and the second switches are both allowed to forward frames destined to an end station coupled to the first and second switches via local outp…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9019976B2 cover?
- 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.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Brocade Comm Systems Inc, Brocade Comm Systems Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L49/557. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 28 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).