End host physical connection on a switch port using multiple ethernet frames
US9716631B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/622
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Machine logic (for example, software) that performs the following steps: (i) providing a system including a first hypervisor and a first topology agent; (ii) running the topology agent on the hypervisor; (iii) dynamically creating a first unique address for the first topology agent; and (iv) storing the first unique address in a set of forwarding database (FDB) table(s) located on a set of network switch(es). Also, lightweight mechanisms on network switches for finding and/or clearing media access controller (MAC) addresses from FDB tables.
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