Linked network switch configuration
First Claim
1. A network device having a plurality of ports, said network device comprising:
- address resolution logic (ARL) configured to perform address resolution of data received at a plurality of ports of the network device and to switch the data from a first network port to a second network port of said plurality of ports;
a first switch having a first group of ports which are a first subset of said plurality of ports and are numbered by a first numbering scheme; and
a second switch having a second group of ports which are a second subset of said plurality of ports and are numbered by a second numbering scheme different from said first numbering scheme;
wherein a first link port of said first group of ports is coupled to a second link port of said second group of ports, and said ARL is configured to perform address resolution based on said first and second numbering schemes such that when said first network port is in said first group of ports and said second network port is in said second group of ports, a data packet received at said first network port destined for said second network port is directly routed from said first network port to said second network port.
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Abstract
A network device includes a first switch, a second switch, address resolution logic (ARL), and a CPU. The first and second switch having a groups of ports which are a subset of the plurality of ports and are numbered by a different numbering schemes. The CPU coupled to the first switch and the second switch and configured to control the first switch, the second switch, and the ARL. A first link port of the first group of ports is coupled to a second link port of the second group of ports. The ARL is configured to perform address resolution based on the first and second numbering schemes such that when the first network port a data packet received at the first network port destined for the second network port is directly routed from the first network port to the second network port.
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22 Claims
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1. A network device having a plurality of ports, said network device comprising:
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address resolution logic (ARL) configured to perform address resolution of data received at a plurality of ports of the network device and to switch the data from a first network port to a second network port of said plurality of ports; a first switch having a first group of ports which are a first subset of said plurality of ports and are numbered by a first numbering scheme; and a second switch having a second group of ports which are a second subset of said plurality of ports and are numbered by a second numbering scheme different from said first numbering scheme; wherein a first link port of said first group of ports is coupled to a second link port of said second group of ports, and said ARL is configured to perform address resolution based on said first and second numbering schemes such that when said first network port is in said first group of ports and said second network port is in said second group of ports, a data packet received at said first network port destined for said second network port is directly routed from said first network port to said second network port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A network device having a plurality of ports, said network device:
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address resolution logic (ARL) means for performing address resolution of data received at a plurality of ports of the network device and switching the data from a first network port to a second network port of said plurality of ports; a first switch means having a first group of ports which are a first subset of said plurality of ports and are numbered by a first numbering scheme; and a second switch means having a second group of ports which are a second subset of said plurality of ports and are numbered by a second numbering scheme different from said first numbering scheme; wherein a first link port of said first group of ports is coupled to a second link port of said second group of ports, and said ARL means is for performing address resolution based on said first and second numbering schemes such that when said first network port is in said first group of ports and said second network port is in said second group of ports, a data packet received at said first network port destined for said second network port is directly routed from said first network port to said second network port. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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