Method to Pass Virtual Local Area Network Information in Virtual Station Interface Discovery and Configuration Protocol
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- an Edge Virtual Bridging(EVB) station coupled to an EVB bridge; and
wherein the EVB station is configured to send to the EVB bridge a virtual station interface (VSI) discovery and configuration protocol (VDP) request comprising a filter information (info) field without specifying a virtual local area network (VLAN) identifier (ID), and to receive a VDP response comprising a VLAN ID (VID) value from the EVB bridge.
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising an edge virtual bridging (EVB) bridge, and an EVB station coupled to the EVB bridge, wherein the EVB station is configured to send to the EVB bridge a virtual station interface (VSI) discovery and configuration protocol (VDP) request comprising a filter information (info) field without specifying a virtual local area network (VLAN) identifier (ID), and wherein the EVB bridge is configured to send a VLAN ID (VID) to the EVB station in a second filter info field in a VDP response to the VDP request.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an Edge Virtual Bridging(EVB) station coupled to an EVB bridge; and wherein the EVB station is configured to send to the EVB bridge a virtual station interface (VSI) discovery and configuration protocol (VDP) request comprising a filter information (info) field without specifying a virtual local area network (VLAN) identifier (ID), and to receive a VDP response comprising a VLAN ID (VID) value from the EVB bridge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method implemented by at least one network component comprising:
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sending from an Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB) station a virtual station interface (VSI) discovery and configuration protocol (VDP) request that comprises a virtual local area network (VLAN) identifier (ID) (VID) field to a bridge coupled to the EVB station, wherein the VID field is specified to a null VID; and receiving at the EVB station a VDP response that comprises a VID value that is mapped at the bridge to the VID field. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A network bridge comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive from a network server a virtual station interface (VSI) discovery and configuration protocol (VDP) request message without specifying a virtual local area network (VLAN) identifier (ID) (VID); a transmitter configured to transmit to the network server a VID in a VDP response message in response to the VDP request message; and a processor configured to retrieve the VID value based on an ID in the VDP request message. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method implemented by at least one network component comprising:
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receiving at a bridge from an Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB) station coupled to the bridge a virtual station interface (VSI) discovery and configuration protocol (VDP) request that comprises a virtual local area network (VLAN) identifier (ID) (VID) field, wherein the VID field is specified to a null VID; and sending to the EVB station a VDP response that comprises a VLAN ID (VID) value that is mapped at the bridge to the VID field. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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