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METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY PROVISIONING RESOURCES WITHIN A DISTRIBUTED CONTROL PLANE OF A SWITCH

  • US 20110238816A1
  • Filed: 12/15/2010
  • Published: 09/29/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a network management module to be operatively coupled to a plurality of edge devices that are coupled to a plurality of peripheral processing devices, the network management module to receive a signal associated with a broadcast protocol from an edge device from the plurality of edge devices in response to that edge device being operatively coupled to a switch fabric, the network management module to provision that edge device in response to receiving the signal,the network management module to define a plurality of network control entities at the plurality of edge devices such that each network control entity from the plurality of network control entities is to provide forwarding-state information associated with at least one peripheral processing device from the plurality of peripheral processing devices to at least one remaining network control entity from the plurality of network control entities using a selective protocol.

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