Specifying priority on a virtual station interface discovery and configuration protocol response
US8873566B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/4675
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus comprising an Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB) bridge coupled with an EVB station wherein the EVB bridge is configured to communicate to the EVB station a Filter Information (Info) field of a virtual station interface (VSI) discovery and configuration protocol (VDP) Associate Response message, and wherein the Filter Info field specifies a default Priority Code Point (PCP) value associated with at least one or all of a plurality of VID values carried by that VDP TLV Response.
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