Invention Grant
US09246702B1 System and method for configuring service appliances as virtual line cards in a network environment
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在网络环境中将服务设备配置为虚拟线卡的系统和方法
- Patent Title: System and method for configuring service appliances as virtual line cards in a network environment
- Patent Title (中): 在网络环境中将服务设备配置为虚拟线卡的系统和方法
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Application No.: US13362227Application Date: 2012-01-31
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Publication No.: US09246702B1Publication Date: 2016-01-26
- Inventor: Samar Sharma , Chao Feng , Venkataraman R. Natham
- Applicant: Samar Sharma , Chao Feng , Venkataraman R. Natham
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Patent Capital Group
- Main IPC: H04L12/16
- IPC: H04L12/16 ; H04L12/28 ; H04L29/08
Abstract:
An example method is provided and includes configuring a service appliance to offload network control plane and network data plane operations to a switch; establishing a communication channel between the service appliance and the switch; and communicating control messages between the service appliance and the switch over the communication channel. In more particular embodiment, the method can include communicating data messages between the service appliance and the switch over the communication channel.
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