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Systems and methods for deriving unique MAC address for a cluster
US9450859B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9450859-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213524977-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2012 |
| Priority date | Jun 15, 2012 |
| Publication date | Sep 20, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2016 |
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As cluster LAG (CLA or CLAG) is a link aggregation spread across cluster nodes, the same MAC address is to be used for a CLAG on all cluster nodes. Each node in a cluster will derive the unique MAC address for all cluster LAGs. When a cluster is formed, the cluster configuration coordinator (COO) (referred to as the “source MAC node”) will sync its MAC addresses of CLAGs to all nodes in a cluster. The same MAC address may be used for a CLA on all nodes from then onwards till the source MAC node is removed from cluster. Even if the CCO changes due to some reason, CLAG MACs will not be changed as long as a source MAC node is present in the cluster.
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What is claimed: 1. A method of synchronizing Media Access Control (MAC) identifiers for link aggregations among intermediary devices of a cluster, the method comprising: (a) establishing a plurality of link aggregations via intermediary devices of a cluster comprising the plurality of intermediary devices, the cluster identified by a cluster identifier; (b) generating, by the first intermediary device, unique Media Access Control (MAC) identifiers corresponding to each of the p…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9450859B2 cover?
- As cluster LAG (CLA or CLAG) is a link aggregation spread across cluster nodes, the same MAC address is to be used for a CLAG on all cluster nodes. Each node in a cluster will derive the unique MAC address for all cluster LAGs. When a cluster is formed, the cluster configuration coordinator (COO) (referred to as the “source MAC node”) will sync its MAC addresses of CLAGs to all nodes in a clust…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Swain Tushar K, Gopinath Sandhya, Citrix Systems Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L45/245. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Sep 20 2016 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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