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System and method for supporting sub-subnet in an infiniband (IB) network

US8743890B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Oracle International Corporation · US

Inventors

Bjørn Dag Johnsen · Oslo, NO
Line Holen · Oslo, NO
Lars Paul Huse · Hønefoss, NO
Ola Tørudbakken · Oslo, NO
Bartosz Bogdanski · Oslo, NO

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 4, 2012
Grant date	Jun 3, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 28, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/083
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method can support multiple domains in an InfiniBand (IB) fabric. The IB fabric can include one or more subnets, wherein each said subnet contains one or more switch nodes. Additionally, at least one said subnet can be divided into one or more sub-subnets, wherein each said sub-subnet is managed by a separate sub-subnet manager that is associated with a unique management key, and wherein said one or more sub-subnets are connected by one or more sub-subnet gateway switch nodes, wherein each sub-subnet gateway switch node belongs to one sub-subnet.

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