Multiple chassis stacking using front end ports
US8243729B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 1, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/55
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A stacked chassis comprising multiple physical switch/router chassis operates without any special stacking hardware or stacking channels. Instead, a stacking LAG is installed between front-end switch ports on the stacked chassis. The chassis controllers negotiate a master, which controls operation of all chassis in the stack. A stacked-chassis-wide port numbering scheme is used to distribute information to all line cards in the system. Each line card processes the information to distill physical-chassis significant information for operation of that chassis in the stack.
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