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System and method for dynamic maintenance of fabric subsets in a network

US8767720B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Dell Products L.P. · US

Inventors

Aditya Gottmukkula · Darsi, IN
Vishal P. Kadam · Savanuru, IN
Nivetha Balakrishnan · Savanuru, IN
Rohit Bhat · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 2, 2011
Grant date	Jul 1, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 8, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L41/0681
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A networking device includes a hardware port coupled to a first device and a management module. The management module identifies fabric subsets such that devices included in a fabric subset are permitted to communicate with each other, identifies configurations that include subsets that are active when the configuration is active, and detects that a device is uncoupled from the port. In response to detecting, the management module modifies the subsets by creating a new subset that does not include the uncoupled device, and modifies the configurations.

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