Virtual local area network configuration for multi-chassis network element
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1. A network element node comprising:
- a plurality of network ports on which network traffic is received and transmitted;
a switch, coupled to the plurality of network ports, that switches the network traffic to components within the network element node;
a first virtual local area network (“
VLAN”
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a second VLAN, located on the switch, having an associated second network port within the plurality of network ports and that switches at least a second portion of the network traffic to a second one of the components;
a first transceiver module;
a second transceiver module, wherein the first VLAN is located on the first transceiver module and the second VLAN is located on the second transceiver module;
a first MAC, located on the first transceiver module and coupled to the first VLAN, on which a third portion of the network traffic is received, the first MAC being associated with a first IP address; and
a second MAC, located on the second transceiver module and coupled to the first VLAN, on which a fourth portion of the network traffic is received, the second MAC being associated with a second IP address, the fourth portion of the network traffic being diverted to the second MAC in the event of a failure,wherein the first VLAN includes a first redundant path to the second one of the components and the second VLAN includes a second redundant path to the first one of the components, and wherein the first and second IP addresses are the same address and the second IP address is updated in the event of a failure on the first transceiver module.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method for providing a plurality of internal VLANs within a networking element/node are described. Internal VLAN topologies are provisioned so that a particular VLAN(S) communicate traffic to corresponding applications. This segregation of internal traffic across a VLAN topology reduces the amount of interference between the traffic. Redundancy across the VLAN topology is provided so that traffic may be switched to another path in the event of a failure.
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1. A network element node comprising:
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a plurality of network ports on which network traffic is received and transmitted; a switch, coupled to the plurality of network ports, that switches the network traffic to components within the network element node; a first virtual local area network (“
VLAN”
), located on the switch, having an associated first network port within the plurality of network ports and that switches at least a first portion of the network traffic to a first one of the components;a second VLAN, located on the switch, having an associated second network port within the plurality of network ports and that switches at least a second portion of the network traffic to a second one of the components; a first transceiver module; a second transceiver module, wherein the first VLAN is located on the first transceiver module and the second VLAN is located on the second transceiver module; a first MAC, located on the first transceiver module and coupled to the first VLAN, on which a third portion of the network traffic is received, the first MAC being associated with a first IP address; and a second MAC, located on the second transceiver module and coupled to the first VLAN, on which a fourth portion of the network traffic is received, the second MAC being associated with a second IP address, the fourth portion of the network traffic being diverted to the second MAC in the event of a failure, wherein the first VLAN includes a first redundant path to the second one of the components and the second VLAN includes a second redundant path to the first one of the components, and wherein the first and second IP addresses are the same address and the second IP address is updated in the event of a failure on the first transceiver module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A network element comprising:
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a plurality of transceiver modules, within a network element node, that transmit and receive network traffic; a first craft port, on a first transceiver module within the plurality of transceiver modules, on which a craft personal computer may interface and communicate with the network element node; a first VLAN, located on a switch within the first transceiver module, that receives information from the first craft port; a second VLAN, located on a second transceiver module within the plurality of transceiver modules, that receives the information from the first VLAN to enable a user to communicate with the second transceiver module; a third VLAN, located on a third transceiver module within the plurality of transceiver modules, that receives the information from the first VLAN to enable a user to communicate with the third transceiver module; a first MAC, located on the first transceiver module and coupled to the first VLAN, on which a third portion of the network traffic is received, the first MAC being associated with a first IP address; and a second MAC, located on the second transceiver module and coupled to the first VLAN, on which a fourth portion of the network traffic is received, the second MAC being associated with a second IP address, the fourth portion of the network traffic being diverted to the second MAC in the event of a failure, wherein the first and second IP addresses are the same address and the second IP address is updated in the event of a failure on the first transceiver module. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A network element comprising:
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a first transceiver module; a second transceiver module; a first VLAN, located on a first switch within the first transceiver module, that receives network traffic from a client network; a second VLAN, located on a second switch within the second transceiver module, that receives network traffic from the client network; a first MAC, located on the first transceiver module and having an associated first IP address, that communicates with the second VLAN via a first peer-to-peer link; and a second MAC, located on the second transceiver module and having an associated second IP address, that communicates with the first VLAN via a second peer-to-peer link; wherein the first and second IP addresses are the same address and the second IP address is updated in the event of a failure on the first transceiver module. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A network element comprising:
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a banding/debanding module that receives or transmits optical signal groups; a first transceiver module including a first VLAN, the first transceiver module being coupled to the banding/debanding module, the first transceiver module receives and switches, with the first VLAN, first traffic carried by first ones of the optical signal groups; a second transceiver module including a second VLAN, the second transceiver module being coupled to the first transceiver module, the second transceiver module receives and switches, with the second VLAN, second traffic carried by second ones of the optical signal groups; a first MAC, located on the first transceiver module and coupled to the first VLAN, on which a third portion of the network traffic is received, the first MAC being associated with a first IP address; and a second MAC, located on the second transceiver module and coupled to the first VLAN, on which a fourth portion of the network traffic is received, the second MAC being associated with a second IP address, the fourth portion of the network traffic being diverted to the second MAC in the event of a failure, wherein the first and second IP addresses are the same address and the second IP address is updated in the event of a failure on the first transceiver module.
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13. A method for providing redundancy and network traffic segregation within a multi-chassis network node, the method comprising:
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receiving a first network stream on a first port; receiving a second network stream on a second port; switching the first network stream on a first VLAN to an active component within the multi-chassis network node; switching the second network stream on a second VLAN to the active component within the multi-chassis network node; maintaining a first connection of a first redundant path in the first VLAN to a standby component within the multi-chassis network node; and maintaining a second connection of a second redundant path in the second VLAN to the standby component within the multi-chassis node, wherein each of a plurality of MACs has a corresponding one of a plurality of IP addresses that allow the switching of the first network stream and the switching of the second network stream, first and second ones of the plurality of IP addresses being the same address and the second one of the plurality of IP addresses is updated in the event of a failure on the first transceiver module. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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