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EXTENDED ETHERNET FABRIC SWITCHES

  • US 20150117256A1
  • Filed: 09/16/2014
  • Published: 04/30/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A switch, comprising:

  • 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.

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