Method and system for automatically configuring fanout mode of a network switch port in an interconnected network
US10523500B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 7, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
What is disclosed is a system and method to automatically configure the fanout modes of ports of a switch in a network system. The network node coupled to the port of the network switch is discovered. A plurality of fanout modes for the port is determined. The port is configured with one of the plurality of fanout modes. The system may also use neighboring ports to determine the maximum speed of a network interface card of the network node.
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