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Multi-chassis inter-process communication

US8582423B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Alcatel Lucent · FR

Inventors

Gregory G. Page · South Lyon, US
Roberto H. Jacob Da Silva · Oak Park, US
Bryan Dietz · Lake Forest, US
Sindhu K. Mohandas · Thousand Oaks, US
Joseph Olakangil · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 20, 2011
Grant date	Nov 12, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 21, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L45/22
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Aggregation Switches connected via a virtual fabric link (VFL) are each active and able to communicate via an inter-process communication (IPC) using an IPC Virtual Local Area Network (IPC VLAN). A sub-set of Customer-facing ports (CFPs) of each Aggregation Switch are coupled to the VFL and assigned to the IPC VLAN to enable communication therebetween.

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