Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Clearing forwarding entries dynamically and ensuring consistency of tables across ethernet fabric switch
- Patent Title (中): 动态清除转发表项，确保表跨以太网交换机的一致性
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Application No.: US13365808Application Date: 2012-02-03
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Publication No.: US08879549B2Publication Date: 2014-11-04
- Inventor: Mythilikanth Raman , Mary Manohar , Wei-Chiuan Chen , Gangadhar Vegesana , Vardarajan Venkatesh , Raju Shekarappa
- Applicant: Mythilikanth Raman , Mary Manohar , Wei-Chiuan Chen , Gangadhar Vegesana , Vardarajan Venkatesh , Raju Shekarappa
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Park, Vaughan, Fleming & Dowler LLP
- Agent Shun Yao
- Main IPC: H04L12/28
- IPC: H04L12/28
Abstract:
One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch. The switch includes an ownership management mechanism and a notification mechanism. The ownership management mechanism maintains a local ownership association between the switch, and a medium access control (MAC) address learned at the switch and terminates the local ownership association for the MAC address. The notification mechanism generates a first notification indicating the local ownership association and a second notification indicating the termination of the local ownership association.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130003729A1 CLEARING FORWARDING ENTRIES DYNAMICALLY AND ENSURING CONSISTENCY OF TABLES ACROSS ETHERNET FABRIC SWITCH Public/Granted day:2013-01-03
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