Spanning tree in fabric switches
US9565099B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch. The switch includes a packet processor and a spanning tree management module. The packet processor obtains information associated with a spanning tree from a message. The spanning tree management module, in response to the obtained information being superior to locally available information of the spanning tree, determines the port role of a local port of the switch for the spanning tree to be the root port and the port state of the local port for the spanning tree to be blocking.
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