Mirroring in a stacked network switch configuration
US6839349B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/14
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of mirroring data to a mirrored to port in a plurality of switches. The method has the steps of determining if data was sent to all of said plurality of switches; determining if said data was sent to a mirrored to port (MTP); and resending said data to all of said plurality of switches if mirroring is enabled and said data was not sent to said MTP.
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