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Multicasting using a multitiered distributed virtual bridge hierarchy

US8379642B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

William J. Armstrong · Rochester, US
Claude Basso · Nice, FR
Josep Cors · Rochester, US
Kyle A. Lucke · Rochester, US
David A. Shedivy · Rochester, US
Kenneth M. Valk · Rochester, US
Bruce M. Walk · Rochester, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 26, 2010
Grant date	Feb 19, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 23, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L45/16
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods to multicast data frames are provided. A particular apparatus includes a plurality of computing nodes and a distributed virtual bridge. The distributed virtual bridge includes a plurality of bridge elements coupled to the plurality of computing nodes. The plurality of bridge elements are configured to forward a copy of a multicast data frame to the plurality of computing nodes using group member information associated with addresses of the plurality of server computers. A controlling bridge coupled to the plurality of bridge elements is configured to communicate the group member information to the plurality of bridge elements.

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