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Blade switch with scalable interfaces

US8625592B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Saravanakumar Rajendran · San Jose, US
Michael R. Smith · San Jose, US
Dileep K. Devireddy · San Jose, US
Pradeep Kumar Kathail · Los Altos, US
Chandrashekhar Appanna · Cupertino, US
Jeffrey Ym Wang · Saratoga, US
Prashant Gandhi · Gilroy, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 26, 2008
Grant date	Jan 7, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 12, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L49/40
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A blade switch for increased interface scalability is provided. The blade switch may address interface scalability by having each of the switch linecards manage its interfaces locally and may use the concept of virtual and local interfaces for intelligent forwarding. The blade switch may appear as a single network switch having a single bridge ID from the network perspective during operation and from the customer perspective during configuration.

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