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Logically partitioned networking devices

US8792490B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Khalil A. Jabr · Lake Oswego, US
S. Scott Van de Houten · Geneva, US
Victor Manuel Moreno · Carlsbad, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 16, 2009
Grant date	Jul 29, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 30, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L45/00
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with logically partitioned networking devices are described herein. One example method includes receiving a message from a common interface. The message comprises a logical partition header (LPH) and a network segmentation header (NSH). The LPH may be associated with a logical partition of a networking device. The NSH is associated with a grouping (e.g., segmentation) of networking devices. The example method may also include forwarding the message to the grouping of networking devices based, at least in part, on the NSH and a virtual route forwarding (VRF) table. Forwarding the message to the logical partition of the networking device based, at least in part, on the LPH.

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