Using provider backbone bridged network to reduce the number of media access control addresses visible to core bridges in the data center
US8549178B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 25, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/4662
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system comprising a backbone core bridge (BCB) in a provider backbone bridged network (PBBN), and a backbone edge bridge (BEB) coupled to the BCB via a provider network port (PNP) and to a customer bridge in a customer bridged network via a C-tagged service interface, wherein the C-tagged service interface maps a service instance from the customer bridged network that is identified by a customer-virtual local area network identifier (C-VID) to a backbone service instance on the PBBN that is identified by a service instance identifier (I-SID).
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