Shared virtual device ports
US8842579B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/48
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a solution is provided wherein multiple virtual devices may be configured on the same physical port of a network device. For example, a first virtual device and a second virtual device may be configured to use the same physical port. A single internal spanning tree instance may be configured for both the first virtual device and the second virtual device.
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