Addressing method, addressing apparatus, fabric manager, switch, and data routing method
US9160701B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 11, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/5038
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure provides an addressing method, an addressing apparatus, a fabric manager, a switch, and a data routing method for data center networks. The addressing apparatus includes a tree creating unit for, sequentially with each of switches as a root, creating a tree containing all hosts by means of network topology discovery function, to obtain a plurality of trees; a tree selecting unit for selecting a tree having a minimum height among the created plurality of trees; and an address assigning unit for assigning addresses to each of switches and each of hosts in a network with respect to each selected tree having a minimum height. The present disclosure is adaptable to various topologies employed by the data center. The present disclosure can achieve aggregation of locator addresses so that a forwarding table can be shortened, and can achieve load balance of the network.
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