Generating system port identity
US10574625B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various examples provide a method and apparatus of generating a system port identity. According to the method, a member device may determine a value c which is the number of unit IDs to be allocated to a chip in an interface board of the member device, c is larger than 1; generate a system port identity which identifies a port in the stack for each of plural first ports of the chip using a first unit ID of the c unit IDs; generate a system port identity for each of plural second ports of the chip other than the first ports using a second unit ID of the c unit IDs.
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