公开(公告)号：EP3036873A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-29

申请号：EP14780918.0

申请日：2014-08-20

申请人： Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

发明人： LEE, Michael

IPC分类号： H04L12/931 ,  H04L12/939

CPC分类号： H04L49/351 ,  H04L49/00 ,  H04L49/557

摘要： A dedicated control path architecture for systems of devices, such as stacking systems, is provided. In one embodiment, a network device for use in a system of devices can comprise a CPU complex; a first set of ports for establishing a data path between the network device and other network devices in the system of devices; and a second set of ports for establishing a control path between the network device and the other network devices in the system of devices. The control path can be separate from the data path and can allow the CPU complex to exchange control plane traffic with other CPU complexes resident in the other network devices.