Virtual ethernet stack
US7778257B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/4633
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure includes systems and techniques relating to virtual Ethernet switches. In some implementations, a system includes two or more Ethernet switches. Two or more components are included in the system to open at least one tunnel, over a network, between the two or more Ethernet switches to connect the two or more Ethernet switches together. In addition, two or more components are included in the system to operate a protocol over the opened at least one tunnel to manage the two or more Ethernet switches as a single unit that shares at least one network feature among all of the two or more Ethernet switches.
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