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High speed autotrucking

  • US 7,974,298 B2
  • Filed: 07/13/2009
  • Issued: 07/05/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of automatically trunking physical ports connecting network devices, the method comprising:

  • receiving packets from a sending network device in a receiving network device through each of a plurality of physical ports of the receiving network device, wherein the packets include an identifier for identifying the sending network device;

    compiling, at the receiving network device, a first table identifying which physical ports are connected to the sending network device;

    automatically trunking the identified physical ports of the receiving network device which are connected to the sending network device into a first trunk group of ports;

    recognizing when a link change event between the sending network device and the receiving network device has occurred;

    destroying the trunk group when said link change event has occurred; and

    after destroying the trunk group;

    receiving additional packets from the sending network device in the receiving network device through each of a plurality of physical ports of the receiving network device, wherein the packets include an identifier for identifying the sending network device;

    compiling, at the receiving network device, a second table identifying which physical ports are connected to the sending network device;

    automatically trunking the identified physical ports of the receiving network device which are connected to the sending network device into a second trunk group of ports.

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