Seamless spanning tree upgrade of a linecard
    21.
    发明授权
    Seamless spanning tree upgrade of a linecard 有权
    线卡的无缝生成树升级

    公开(公告)号:US07801061B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-21

    申请号:US11329863

    申请日:2006-01-10

    IPC分类号: H04L12/28

    摘要: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for restarting a first network device having a plurality of ports for receiving and transmitting layer 2 data. The first network device belongs to a network of network devices. When a restart of at least a portion of the first network device is imminent whereby the restarting network device portion can no longer alter a spanning tree protocol (STP) state of one or more of the ports and such ports that remain in a fixed state during the restart are referred to as restarting ports, a current state (such as forwarding) of each restarting port is maintained during the restart under predefined conditions. During the restart, each of the restarting ports of the restarting network device portion cooperate with its peer port of a second non-restarting network device that is a neighbor of the first network device so as to prevent layer 2 loops in the network.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于重新启动具有用于接收和发送第二层数据的多个端口的第一网络设备的方法和装置。 第一个网络设备属于网络设备网络。 当第一网络设备的至少一部分的重新启动即将来临时,由此重新启动的网络设备部分不再可以改变一个或多个端口和这些端口的生成树协议(STP)状态,这些端口和这些端口在该固定状态期间保持在固定状态 重新启动被称为重新启动端口,在预定义条件下重新启动期间维护每个重新启动端口的当前状态(例如转发)。 在重新启动期间,重新启动网络设备部分的每个重新启动端口与作为第一网络设备的邻居的第二非重新启动网络设备的对等端口协作,以防止网络中的第二层环路。

    In-order fibre channel packet delivery
    22.
    发明授权
    In-order fibre channel packet delivery 有权
    按顺序光纤通道数据包传送

    公开(公告)号:US07649844B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-19

    申请号:US11027252

    申请日:2004-12-29

    IPC分类号: H04L1/00

    摘要: Methods and apparatus are provided for improving fiber channel packet delivery. Techniques are provided for the in-order delivery of packets by blocking incoming packets associated with a port channel change at a fiber channel switch and sending flush messages onto links associated with a port channel change. Upon receiving acknowledgments for the flush messages, incoming packets are unblocked.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于改善光纤通道分组传送的方法和装置。 通过阻止与光纤信道交换机上的端口信道改变相关联的输入分组,并且将冲突消息发送到与端口信道改变相关联的链路上,提供了用于按顺序传送分组的技术。 在接收到刷新消息的确认后,传入的数据包被解除阻塞。

    Seamless spanning tree upgrade of a linecard
    23.
    发明申请
    Seamless spanning tree upgrade of a linecard 有权
    线卡的无缝生成树升级

    公开(公告)号:US20070159988A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-12

    申请号:US11329863

    申请日:2006-01-10

    IPC分类号: H04L12/28

    摘要: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for restarting a first network device having a plurality of ports for receiving and transmitting layer 2 data is disclosed. The first network device belongs to a network of network devices. When a restart of at least a portion of the first network device is imminent whereby the restarting network device portion can no longer alter a spanning tree protocol (STP) state of one or more of the ports and such ports that remain in a fixed state during the restart are referred to as restarting ports, a current state (such as forwarding) of each restarting port is maintained during the restart under predefined conditions. During the restart, each of the restarting ports of the restarting network device portion cooperate with its peer port of a second non-restarting network device that is a neighbor of the first network device so as to prevent layer 2 loops in the network.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于重新启动具有用于接收和发送第二层数据的多个端口的第一网络设备的方法和装置。 第一个网络设备属于网络设备网络。 当第一网络设备的至少一部分的重新启动即将来临时,由此重新启动的网络设备部分不再可以改变一个或多个端口和这些端口的生成树协议(STP)状态,这些端口和这些端口在该固定状态期间保持在固定状态 重新启动被称为重新启动端口,在预定义条件下重新启动期间维护每个重新启动端口的当前状态(例如转发)。 在重新启动期间,重新启动网络设备部分的每个重新启动端口与作为第一网络设备的邻居的第二非重新启动网络设备的对等端口协作,以防止网络中的第二层环路。

    Seamless spanning tree restart of a single supervisor
    24.
    发明申请
    Seamless spanning tree restart of a single supervisor 有权
    单个主管的无缝生成树重启

    公开(公告)号:US20070159987A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-12

    申请号:US11329681

    申请日:2006-01-10

    IPC分类号: H04L12/28

    摘要: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for restarting a first network device having a plurality of ports for receiving and transmitting layer 2 data is disclosed. The first network device belongs to a network of network devices. When a restart of at least a portion of the first network device is imminent whereby STP is no longer functioning for the first network device during the restart and can no longer alter a spanning tree protocol (STP) state of one or more of the ports and such ports that remain in a fixed state during the restart are referred to as restarting ports, a current state (such as forwarding) of each restarting port is maintained during the restart under predefined conditions. During the restart, each of the restarting ports of the restarting network device portion cooperate with its peer port of a second non-restarting network device that is a neighbor of the first network device so as to prevent layer 2 loops in the network.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于重新启动具有用于接收和发送第二层数据的多个端口的第一网络设备的方法和装置。 第一个网络设备属于网络设备网络。 当第一网络设备的至少一部分的重新启动迫在眉睫,由此在重新启动期间STP不再对第一网络设备起作用,并且不能再改变一个或多个端口的生成树协议(STP)状态,并且 在重新启动期间保持在固定状态的端口被称为重新启动端口,在预定义条件下在重新启动期间维护每个重新启动端口的当前状态(例如转发)。 在重新启动期间,重新启动网络设备部分的每个重新启动端口与作为第一网络设备的邻居的第二非重新启动网络设备的对等端口协作,以防止网络中的第二层环路。

    Seamless spanning tree restart of a single supervisor
    27.
    发明授权
    Seamless spanning tree restart of a single supervisor 有权
    单个主管的无缝生成树重启

    公开(公告)号:US07756066B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-13

    申请号:US11329681

    申请日:2006-01-10

    IPC分类号: H04L12/28

    摘要: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for restarting a first network device having a plurality of ports for receiving and transmitting layer 2 data. The first network device belongs to a network of network devices. When a restart of at least a portion of the first network device is imminent whereby STP is no longer functioning for the first network device during the restart and can no longer alter a spanning tree protocol (STP) state of one or more of the ports and such ports that remain in a fixed state during the restart are referred to as restarting ports, a current state (such as forwarding) of each restarting port is maintained during the restart under predefined conditions. During the restart, each of the restarting ports of the restarting network device portion cooperate with its peer port of a second non-restarting network device that is a neighbor of the first network device so as to prevent layer 2 loops in the network.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于重新启动具有用于接收和发送第二层数据的多个端口的第一网络设备的方法和装置。 第一个网络设备属于网络设备网络。 当第一网络设备的至少一部分的重新启动迫在眉睫,由此在重新启动期间STP不再对第一网络设备起作用,并且不能再改变一个或多个端口的生成树协议(STP)状态,并且 在重新启动期间保持在固定状态的端口被称为重新启动端口,在预定义条件下在重新启动期间维护每个重新启动端口的当前状态(例如转发)。 在重新启动期间,重新启动网络设备部分的每个重新启动端口与作为第一网络设备的邻居的第二非重新启动网络设备的对等端口协作,以防止网络中的第二层环路。

    STP root guard
    29.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20060092862A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-04

    申请号:US11292652

    申请日:2005-12-02

    IPC分类号: H04L12/28

    CPC分类号: H04L45/48 H04L45/02 H04L45/18

    摘要: A method of managing a computer network switch is disclosed. The method has the steps of: setting a port of the switch to root guard protected status (RG status); selecting by a spanning tree protocol (STP) the port as a designated port; and setting said port into blocked status, in response to said port being both in root guard protected status and selected by STP as a root port. By setting a port to root guard protected, the port is prevented from becoming a designated port, and so then forcing the root port to remain in a desired core network.

    Efficient network multicast switching apparatus and methods
    30.
    发明授权
    Efficient network multicast switching apparatus and methods 有权
    高效网络组播切换设备及方法

    公开(公告)号:US06804236B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-10-12

    申请号:US10266043

    申请日:2002-10-07

    IPC分类号: H04L1228

    CPC分类号: H04L12/4641 H04L12/467

    摘要: Efficient switched network multicasting techniques are provided. Incoming multicast packets are processed by a central forwarding engine (CFE) in a network switch to generate forwarding indices used to make forwarding decisions for the packets based upon whether the packets are special multicast control packets or data packets. Forwarding of the special multicast control packets is determined by the switch's network management processor (NMP), while data packets are forwarded based upon conventional bridge forwarding techniques.

    摘要翻译: 提供高效的交换网络组播技术。 来自组播数据包由网络交换机中的中央转发引擎(CFE)进行处理,以生成用于根据分组是特殊组播控制分组还是数据分组对分组进行转发决定的转发索引。 特殊组播控制包的转发由交换机的网络管理处理器(NMP)决定,而数据包则根据传统的桥接转发技术进行转发。