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System and method for managing network traffic disruption

  • US 8,724,517 B1
  • Filed: 06/02/2011
  • Issued: 05/13/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • configuring a first network element as a peer to a second network element, wherein the first network element and the second network element are configured to execute a spanning-tree protocol (STP) in a network environment; and

    configuring a root bridge ID (BID) to be a same value for the first network element and the second network element such that both operate as root network elements for other network elements in the network environment;

    wherein the root BID comprises a bridge priority and a negotiated Virtual Port-Channel (vPC) media access control (VMAC) address.

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