HiGig AUTOTRUNKING
First Claim
1. A method of automatically trunking ports connecting network devices, the method comprising:
- sending a packet, from a sending network device to at least one other receiving network device, through each of a plurality of ports of the network device;
compiling, at the at least one receiving network device, a table identifying which ports are connected to a neighboring network device; and
automatically trunking the ports which are connected to a same network device;
wherein the packet comprises an identifier for identifying the sending network device.
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Abstract
A method and system for automatically trunking ports connecting network devices arranged in a stacked configuration is provided. The method includes sending a packet, from a sending network device to at least one other receiving network device, through each of a plurality of ports of the network device. The packet includes at least an identifier for identifying the sending network device. The receiving network device maintains a table identifying which ports are connected to a neighboring network device. The network device automatically trunks the ports which are connected to the same network device;
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1. A method of automatically trunking ports connecting network devices, the method comprising:
- sending a packet, from a sending network device to at least one other receiving network device, through each of a plurality of ports of the network device;
compiling, at the at least one receiving network device, a table identifying which ports are connected to a neighboring network device; and
automatically trunking the ports which are connected to a same network device;
wherein the packet comprises an identifier for identifying the sending network device.
- sending a packet, from a sending network device to at least one other receiving network device, through each of a plurality of ports of the network device;
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