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Converged network extension

  • US 8,625,616 B2
  • Filed: 04/29/2011
  • Issued: 01/07/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A switch, comprising:

  • Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL) management module operable to identify a TRILL routing bridge (RBridge) identifier in a first packet;

    a Fibre Channel (FC) management module operable to identify an FC domain identifier in a second packet; and

    a Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) management module operable to;

    indicate a virtual switch identifier associated with the switch as a source address for the first or second packet; and

    initiate an FCIP tunnel operable to encapsulate the first and second packets.

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