Methods and apparatus for standard protocol validation mechanisms deployed over a switch fabric system
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a destination edge device configured to receive, according to a first validation protocol, a first validation packet, the destination edge device configured to validate, based on the first validation packet, (1) a first data path through a distributed switch fabric from a source edge device to the destination edge device, and (2) a second data path through the distributed switch fabric from the source edge device to the destination edge device,the destination edge device configured to send, in response to receiving the first validation packet and according to a second validation protocol different from the first validation protocol, a second validation packet to a peripheral processing device.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a destination edge device configured to receive a first validation packet according to a switch fabric validation protocol. The destination edge device is configured to validate multiple data paths through a distributed switch fabric from a source edge device to the destination edge device based on the first validation packet. The destination edge device is configured to send, in response to receiving the first validation packet, a second validation packet to a peripheral processing device. The destination edge device is also configured to send the second validation packet according to a validation protocol different from the first validation protocol.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a destination edge device configured to receive, according to a first validation protocol, a first validation packet, the destination edge device configured to validate, based on the first validation packet, (1) a first data path through a distributed switch fabric from a source edge device to the destination edge device, and (2) a second data path through the distributed switch fabric from the source edge device to the destination edge device, the destination edge device configured to send, in response to receiving the first validation packet and according to a second validation protocol different from the first validation protocol, a second validation packet to a peripheral processing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions, which when executed by a processor, perform method steps of:
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receiving, according to a first validation protocol, a first validation packet that is associated with a first status state indicator, the first validation protocol supporting a first number of status states of the first status state indicator; validating, a plurality of data paths through a distributed switch fabric from a source edge device to a destination edge device based on the first validation packet; defining, based on the first validation packet and according to a second validation protocol, a second validation packet that is associated with a second status state indicator, the second validation protocol supporting a second number of status states of the second status state indicator, the first number of status states different from the second number of status states; and sending the second validation packet to a peripheral processing device that is compatible with the second validation protocol but that is not compatible with the first validation protocol. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
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a fabric validation module configured to receive, according to a first validation protocol, a first validation packet that is associated with a first status state indicator from a distributed switch fabric, the fabric validation module configured to parse the first validation packet to determine a status of (1) a first data path through the distributed switch fabric from a source edge device to a destination edge device, and (2) a second data path through the distributed switch fabric from the source edge device to the destination edge device, the first validation protocol supporting a first number of status states of the first status state indicator; and a validation gateway module configured to receive, from the fabric validation module, an indicator of the status of the first data path and the status of the second data path, the validation gateway module configured to define, based on the indicator and according to a second validation protocol, a second validation packet to be sent to a peripheral processing device compatible with the second validation protocol but not the first validation protocol, the second validation protocol supporting a second number of status states of the second status state indicator, the first number of status states different from the second number of status state. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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