Mirroring in a stacked network switch configuration
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1. A method of mirroring data to a mirrored to port in a plurality of switches comprising the steps of:
- determining if data was sent to all of said plurality of switches;
determining if said data was sent to a mirrored to port (MTP); and
resending said data to all of said plurality of switches if mirroring is enabled and said data was not sent to said MTP.
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Abstract
A method of mirroring data to a mirrored to port in a plurality of switches. The method has the steps of determining if data was sent to all of said plurality of switches; determining if said data was sent to a mirrored to port (MTP); and resending said data to all of said plurality of switches if mirroring is enabled and said data was not sent to said MTP.
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1. A method of mirroring data to a mirrored to port in a plurality of switches comprising the steps of:
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determining if data was sent to all of said plurality of switches;
determining if said data was sent to a mirrored to port (MTP); and
resending said data to all of said plurality of switches if mirroring is enabled and said data was not sent to said MTP. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system of mirroring data to a mirrored to port in a plurality of switches comprising:
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a plurality of interconnected switches;
a stack count unit setting a stack count to send data through said plurality of interconnected switches;
a mirroring indicator unit activating a mirroring indicator when a port of said plurality of interconnected switches is to be mirrored;
a mirroring logic unit activating a mirroring logic indicator when said stack count indicates that said data has been sent to every one of said plurality of interconnected switches and that said data is to be mirrored but has not yet been mirrored;
a passed mirrored to port unit activating a passed mirrored to port indicator when a mirrored to port is available but said data is not sent to said mirrored to port; and
a sent to mirrored to port unit activating a sent to mirrored to port indicator when said data is sent to said mirrored to port.
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10. A system of mirroring data to a mirrored to port in a plurality of switches comprising:
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a plurality of interconnected switches;
input and output ports located in each of said plurality of interconnected switches, said input and output ports receiving and sending data;
a communications line connecting each of said plurality of interconnected switches to one another, said communications line transmitting data between each of said plurality of network switches;
a stack_cnt unit setting a stack_cnt to send data through each of said plurality of interconnected switches;
a mirroring indicator unit activating a mirroring indicator when a port of said plurality of interconnected switches is to be mirrored;
a mirroring logic unit activating a mirroring logic indicator when said stack count indicates that said data has been sent to every one of said plurality of interconnected switches and that said data is to be mirrored and has not yet been sent to a mirrored to port;
a passed mirrored to port unit activating a passed mirrored to port indicator when said mirrored to port is available but said data is not sent to said mirrored to port;
a sent to mirrored to port unit activating a sent to mirrored to port indicator when said data is sent to said mirrored to port; and
a resending unit that resends said data through said plurality of interconnected switches when said mirroring logic indicator is activated;
said mirroring indicator is activated;
said passed mirrored to port is activated; and
said sent to mirrored to port is not activated. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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