Transport Multiplexer-Mechanisms to Force Ethernet Traffic From One Domain to Be Switched in a Different (External) Domain
    1.
    发明申请
    Transport Multiplexer-Mechanisms to Force Ethernet Traffic From One Domain to Be Switched in a Different (External) Domain 有权
    传输多路复用器机制来强制从一个域切换到不同(外部)域中的以太网业务

    公开(公告)号:US20120027014A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-02

    申请号:US13252612

    申请日:2011-10-04

    IPC分类号: H04L12/56

    CPC分类号: H04L12/4666 H04L49/354

    摘要: A network comprising a switch configured to switch traffic between a plurality of external interfaces via a plurality of virtual interfaces associated with the external interfaces, and wherein the traffic comprises a plurality of external virtual local area network (VLAN) identifiers (VIDs) associated with the external interfaces to select the virtual interfaces. Also disclosed is a network component comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method comprising receiving a frame from a physical port, obtaining an external VID from a VLAN tag in the frame, removing the VLAN tag from the frame, selecting a virtual interface based on the external VID, and delivering the frame to the selected virtual interface.

    摘要翻译: 一种网络,包括被配置为经由与所述外部接口相关联的多个虚拟接口在多个外部接口之间切换业务的交换机,并且其中所述业务包括与所述外部接口相关联的多个外部虚拟局域网(VLAN)标识符(VID) 外部接口选择虚拟接口。 还公开了一种网络组件,包括至少一个处理器,其被配置为实现一种方法,该方法包括从物理端口接收帧,从帧中的VLAN标签获取外部VID,从帧中移​​除VLAN标签,选择基于虚拟接口的 在外部VID上,并将帧传递到所选择的虚拟接口。

    Data communications network for the management of an ethernet transport network
    2.
    发明授权
    Data communications network for the management of an ethernet transport network 有权
    用于管理以太网传输网络的数据通信网络

    公开(公告)号:US07969888B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-28

    申请号:US12057426

    申请日:2008-03-28

    摘要: A communications network comprising a plurality of nodes supporting connection-oriented traffic and connectionless traffic, wherein management traffic between the nodes is propagated as connectionless traffic having a common management identifier. Also disclosed is a communications network component comprising logic that supports connection-oriented traffic and Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)-based connectionless traffic, wherein the logic propagates management messages as VLAN-based connectionless traffic having a unique VLAN identifier (VID). Included is a communications network component comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method comprising provisioning a unique VID for management messages, and selectively propagating management messages with the unique VID.

    摘要翻译: 一种通信网络,包括支持面向连接的业务和无连接业务的多个节点,其中节点之间的管理业务被传播为具有公共管理标识符的无连接业务。 还公开了一种通信网络组件,其包括支持面向连接的业务和基于虚拟局域网(VLAN)的无连接业务的逻辑,其中逻辑将管理消息作为具有唯一VLAN标识符(VID)的基于VLAN的无连接业务传播。 包括的通信网络组件包括至少一个处理器,其被配置为实现包括为管理消息提供唯一VID的方法,以及选择性地传播具有唯一VID的管理消息。

    Method of preventing transport leaks in hybrid switching networks by extension of the link layer discovery protocol (LLDP)
    3.
    发明授权
    Method of preventing transport leaks in hybrid switching networks by extension of the link layer discovery protocol (LLDP) 有权
    通过扩展链路层发现协议(LLDP)来防止混合交换网络中的传输泄漏的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08442072B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-14

    申请号:US12057190

    申请日:2008-03-27

    IPC分类号: H04J3/24

    CPC分类号: H04L12/4641 Y02D30/30

    摘要: An apparatus comprising a processor configured to implement a method comprising receiving a first data structure comprising a first virtual local area network identifier (VID) and a first forwarding type, comparing the first VID and a first forwarding type with a second VID and a second forwarding type in a second data structure, and reporting a misprovisioned data structure if the first VID is the same as the second VID and the first forwarding type is not the same as the second forwarding type. Also disclosed is a method comprising implementing a network protocol to forward provisioning information in a plurality of VID Tables corresponding to a plurality of nodes, and analyzing the provisioning information to detect misprovisioned nodes.

    摘要翻译: 一种装置,包括:处理器,被配置为实现一种方法,包括:接收包括第一虚拟局域网标识符(VID)和第一转发类型的第一数据结构,将所述第一VID和第一转发类型与第二VID和第二转发 键入第二数据结构,并且如果第一VID与第二VID相同并且第一转发类型与第二转发类型不相同,则报告错误配置的数据结构。 还公开了一种方法,包括实现网络协议以在与多个节点相对应的多个VID表中转发提供信息,并且分析供应信息以检测被错误的节点。

    Verifying management virtual local area network identifier provisioning consistency
    4.
    发明授权
    Verifying management virtual local area network identifier provisioning consistency 有权
    验证管理虚拟局域网标识符配置的一致性

    公开(公告)号:US08140654B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-20

    申请号:US12057566

    申请日:2008-03-28

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: A communications network, comprising a plurality of nodes supporting connection-oriented traffic and connectionless traffic, wherein management traffic between the nodes is propagated as connectionless traffic having a unique management traffic Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) identifier (VID), and wherein at least one node is configured to perform a Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) exchange operation to enable detection of inconsistent provisioning of the Management VID in at least one node. Also disclosed is a communications network component, comprising logic that enables connection-oriented traffic and VLAN-based connectionless traffic, wherein the logic propagates management messages as VLAN-based connectionless traffic having a management VID, and wherein the logic enables detection of inconsistent management VIDs in a network.

    摘要翻译: 一种通信网络,包括支持面向连接的流量和无连接流量的多个节点,其中节点之间的管理流量作为具有唯一管理流量虚拟局域网(VLAN)标识符(VID)的无连接流量传播,并且其中至少 一个节点被配置为执行链路层发现协议(LLDP)交换操作,以便能够检测至少一个节点中的管理VID的不一致的提供。 还公开了一种通信网络组件,其包括启用面向连接的业务和基于VLAN的无连接业务的逻辑,其中所述逻辑将管理消息作为具有管理VID的基于VLAN的无连接业务传播,并且其中所述逻辑能够检测不一致的管理VID 在网络中。

    Transport multiplexer—mechanisms to force ethernet traffic from one domain to be switched in a different (external) domain
    5.
    发明授权
    Transport multiplexer—mechanisms to force ethernet traffic from one domain to be switched in a different (external) domain 有权
    传输多路复用器 - 强制来自一个域的以太网流量在不同(外部)域中切换的机制

    公开(公告)号:US08238340B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-07

    申请号:US12714928

    申请日:2010-03-01

    IPC分类号: H04L12/28

    CPC分类号: H04L12/4666 H04L49/354

    摘要: A network comprising a switch configured to switch traffic between a plurality of external interfaces via a plurality of virtual interfaces associated with the external interfaces, wherein the traffic comprises a plurality of external virtual local area network (VLAN) identifiers (VIDs) associated with the external interfaces to select the virtual interfaces, and wherein the virtual interfaces are configured to forward traffic based on an internal VID that is assigned to the traffic independent of the external VID. Also disclosed is a network component comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method comprising receiving a frame from a physical port, obtaining an external VID from a VLAN tag in the frame, removing the VLAN tag from the frame, selecting a virtual interface based on the external VID, and delivering the frame to the selected virtual interface.

    摘要翻译: 一种网络,包括被配置为经由与所述外部接口相关联的多个虚拟接口在多个外部接口之间切换业务的交换机,其中所述业务包括与所述外部相关联的多个外部虚拟局域网(VLAN)标识符(VID) 用于选择所述虚拟接口的接口,并且其中所述虚拟接口被配置为基于独立于所述外部VID而分配给所述流量的内部VID来转发业务。 还公开了一种网络组件,包括至少一个处理器,其被配置为实现一种方法,该方法包括从物理端口接收帧,从帧中的VLAN标签获取外部VID,从帧中移​​除VLAN标签,选择基于虚拟接口的 在外部VID上,并将帧传递到所选择的虚拟接口。

    Value-Adoption and Value-Translation for Automatic Provisioning of Port Parameters
    6.
    发明申请
    Value-Adoption and Value-Translation for Automatic Provisioning of Port Parameters 有权
    自动配置端口参数的值采用和价值转换

    公开(公告)号:US20090180389A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-16

    申请号:US12252698

    申请日:2008-10-16

    IPC分类号: H04J3/14 H04L12/56

    CPC分类号: H04L47/10 H04L47/24 Y02D30/30

    摘要: A network component comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method comprising receiving a message comprising a node's data value from the node, determining whether a local data value has been assigned, and adopting the node's data value as the local data value when the local data value has not been assigned. Also disclosed is a network component comprising a plurality of ports each configured to couple to a node via a link, a memory configured to store a port data value associated with at least some of the ports, and a processor coupled to the memory and the ports, wherein the processor is configured to access a node's data value in a message and adopt the node's data value as the port data value.

    摘要翻译: 一种网络组件,包括至少一个处理器,所述至少一个处理器被配置为实现一种方法,包括从所述节点接收包括节点的数据值的消息,确定是否已经分配了本地数据值,并且当所述本地数据值被本地 数据值尚未分配。 还公开了一种网络组件,其包括多个端口,每个端口被配置为经由链路耦合到节点,被配置为存储与至少一些端口相关联的端口数据值的存储器,以及耦合到存储器和端口的处理器 ,其中所述处理器被配置为访问消息中的节点的数据值,并采用所述节点的数据值作为所述端口数据值。

    Value-adoption and value-translation for automatic provisioning of port parameters
    7.
    发明授权
    Value-adoption and value-translation for automatic provisioning of port parameters 有权
    自动配置端口参数的价值采用和价值转换

    公开(公告)号:US08351348B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-08

    申请号:US12252698

    申请日:2008-10-16

    IPC分类号: H04L12/28 G06F15/177

    CPC分类号: H04L47/10 H04L47/24 Y02D30/30

    摘要: A network component comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method comprising receiving a message comprising a node's data value from the node, determining whether a local data value has been assigned, and adopting the node's data value as the local data value when the local data value has not been assigned. Also disclosed is a network component comprising a plurality of ports each configured to couple to a node via a link, a memory configured to store a port data value associated with at least some of the ports, and a processor coupled to the memory and the ports, wherein the processor is configured to access a node's data value in a message and adopt the node's data value as the port data value.

    摘要翻译: 一种网络组件,包括至少一个处理器,所述至少一个处理器被配置为实现一种方法,包括从所述节点接收包括节点的数据值的消息,确定是否已经分配了本地数据值,并且当所述本地数据值被本地 数据值尚未分配。 还公开了一种网络组件,其包括多个端口,每个端口被配置为经由链路耦合到节点,被配置为存储与至少一些端口相关联的端口数据值的存储器,以及耦合到存储器和端口的处理器 ,其中所述处理器被配置为访问消息中的节点的数据值,并采用所述节点的数据值作为所述端口数据值。

    Transport multiplexer-mechanisms to force ethernet traffic from one domain to be switched in a different (external) domain
    8.
    发明授权
    Transport multiplexer-mechanisms to force ethernet traffic from one domain to be switched in a different (external) domain 有权
    传输多路复用器 - 强制来自一个域的以太网流量在不同(外部)域中切换的机制

    公开(公告)号:US08315260B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-20

    申请号:US13252612

    申请日:2011-10-04

    IPC分类号: H04L12/28

    CPC分类号: H04L12/4666 H04L49/354

    摘要: A network comprising a switch configured to switch traffic between a plurality of external interfaces via a plurality of virtual interfaces associated with the external interfaces, and wherein the traffic comprises a plurality of external virtual local area network (VLAN) identifiers (VIDs) associated with the external interfaces to select the virtual interfaces. Also disclosed is a network component comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method comprising receiving a frame from a physical port, obtaining an external VID from a VLAN tag in the frame, removing the VLAN tag from the frame, selecting a virtual interface based on the external VID, and delivering the frame to the selected virtual interface.

    摘要翻译: 一种网络,包括被配置为经由与所述外部接口相关联的多个虚拟接口在多个外部接口之间切换业务的交换机,并且其中所述业务包括与所述外部接口相关联的多个外部虚拟局域网(VLAN)标识符(VID) 外部接口选择虚拟接口。 还公开了一种网络组件,包括至少一个处理器,其被配置为实现一种方法,该方法包括从物理端口接收帧,从帧中的VLAN标签获取外部VID,从帧中移​​除VLAN标签,选择基于虚拟接口的 在外部VID上,并将帧传递到所选择的虚拟接口。

    Load Distribution and Redundancy Using Tree Aggregation
    9.
    发明申请
    Load Distribution and Redundancy Using Tree Aggregation 有权
    使用树聚合的负载分配和冗余

    公开(公告)号:US20090063708A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-05

    申请号:US12197962

    申请日:2008-08-25

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: A network comprising a plurality of trees each comprising at least one ingress leaf node, at least one interior node, and at least one egress leaf node, wherein at least some of the ingress leaf nodes and the egress leaf nodes are common to the trees, and wherein the ingress leaf node is configured to transport data to the egress leaf node using any of the trees is disclosed. Also disclosed is a network component comprising a processor configured to implement a method comprising selecting one of a plurality of trees associated with information contained within a frame, directing the frame to the selected tree, and maintaining a filtering database (FDB) entry in an interior node in the unselected tree or trees.

    摘要翻译: 一种包括多个树的网络,每个树包括至少一个入口叶节点,至少一个内部节点和至少一个出口叶节点,其中入口叶节点和出口叶节点中的至少一些对于树是共同的, 并且其中所述入口叶节点被配置为使用公开的任何树将数据传输到出口叶节点。 还公开了一种网络组件,包括:处理器,被配置为实现一种方法,包括选择与包含在帧内的信息相关联的多个树中的一个,将帧指向所选择的树,以及在内部维护过滤数据库(FDB)条目 节点在未选择的树或树中。

    Method of Preventing Transport Leaks in Hybrid Switching Networks by Extension of the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
    10.
    发明申请
    Method of Preventing Transport Leaks in Hybrid Switching Networks by Extension of the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) 有权
    通过扩展链路层发现协议(LLDP)来防止混合交换网络中的传输泄漏的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080291922A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-27

    申请号:US12057190

    申请日:2008-03-27

    IPC分类号: H04L12/28

    CPC分类号: H04L12/4641 Y02D30/30

    摘要: An apparatus comprising a processor configured to implement a method comprising receiving a first data structure comprising a first virtual local area network identifier (VID) and a first forwarding type, comparing the first VID and a first forwarding type with a second VID and a second forwarding type in a second data structure, and reporting a misprovisioned data structure if the first VID is the same as the second VID and the first forwarding type is not the same as the second forwarding type. Also disclosed is a method comprising implementing a network protocol to forward provisioning information in a plurality of VID Tables corresponding to a plurality of nodes, and analyzing the provisioning information to detect misprovisioned nodes.

    摘要翻译: 一种装置,包括:处理器,被配置为实现一种方法,包括:接收包括第一虚拟局域网标识符(VID)和第一转发类型的第一数据结构,将所述第一VID和第一转发类型与第二VID和第二转发 键入第二数据结构,并且如果第一VID与第二VID相同并且第一转发类型与第二转发类型不相同,则报告错误配置的数据结构。 还公开了一种方法,包括实现网络协议以在与多个节点相对应的多个VID表中转发提供信息,并且分析供应信息以检测被错误的节点。