EXTENDED ETHERNET FABRIC SWITCHES
First Claim
1. A switch, comprising:
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a fabric switch module adapted to maintain a membership in a first fabric switch, wherein a fabric switch includes a plurality of switches and operates as a single switch, and wherein the first fabric switch is in an extended fabric switch which further comprises a second fabric switch; and
a learning module adapted to;
identify from a notification message from the second fabric switch a media access control (MAC) address learned at the second fabric switch; and
store the MAC address in a local MAC table in association with an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the second fabric switch.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch. The switch includes a fabric switch module and a learning module. The fabric switch module maintains a membership in a first fabric switch. A fabric switch includes a plurality of switches and operates as a single switch. The first fabric switch is in an extended fabric switch which further comprises a second fabric switch. The learning module identifies from a notification message from the second fabric switch a media access control (MAC) address learned at the second fabric switch. The learning module stores the MAC address in a local MAC table in association with an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the second fabric switch.
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23 Claims
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1. A switch, comprising:
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a processor; a fabric switch module adapted to maintain a membership in a first fabric switch, wherein a fabric switch includes a plurality of switches and operates as a single switch, and wherein the first fabric switch is in an extended fabric switch which further comprises a second fabric switch; and a learning module adapted to; identify from a notification message from the second fabric switch a media access control (MAC) address learned at the second fabric switch; and store the MAC address in a local MAC table in association with an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the second fabric switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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maintaining a membership of a switch in a first fabric switch, wherein a fabric switch includes a plurality of switches and operates as a single switch, and wherein the first fabric switch is in an extended fabric switch which further comprises a second fabric switch; identifying from a notification message from the second fabric switch a media access control (MAC) address learned at the second fabric switch; and storing the MAC address in a local MAC table in association with an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the second fabric switch. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer system, comprising:
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a processor; a storage device coupled to the processor and storing instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising; maintaining a membership of a switch in a first fabric switch, wherein a fabric switch includes a plurality of switches and operates as a single switch, and wherein the first fabric switch is in an extended fabric switch which further comprises a second fabric switch; identifying from a notification message from the second fabric switch a media access control (MAC) address learned at the second fabric switch; and storing the MAC address in a local MAC table in association with an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the second fabric switch.
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