Method and system for updating distributed resilient network interconnect (DRNI) states
First Claim
1. A method of configuring a set of conversation identifiers (IDs) at a network device in a distributed resilient network interconnect (DRNI) of a link aggregation group, wherein each conversation ID is to identify a conversation, wherein the network device and a neighbor network device are included in a first portal of the link aggregation group, wherein each of the network device and the neighbor network device implements link aggregation including aggregation ports with a single aggregator of the first portal, and wherein each of the network device and the neighbor network device includes a single gateway of the first portal, the method comprising:
- initializing the set of conversation IDs at the network device, wherein the initialization includes setting entries of a Boolean vector associated with the set of conversation IDs to be a sequence of zeroes, and wherein the Boolean vector includes values indicating processing the set of conversation IDs through the single gateway or the single aggregator of the network device;
determining that distribution of the set of conversation IDs needs to be updated;
setting values of an operational vector indexed by the conversation IDs, wherein the operational vector lists which network device of the first portal processes each of the set of conversation IDs; and
setting values of the Boolean vector indexed by the conversation IDs, wherein the Boolean vector lists whether the single gateway or the single aggregator of the network device is associated with each of the conversation IDs.
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Abstract
A method of configuring a set of conversation identifiers (IDs) at a network device in a distributed resilient network interconnect (DRNI) of a link aggregation group is disclosed. The method starts with initializing the set of conversation IDs, wherein the initialization includes setting entries of a Boolean vector associated with the set of conversation IDs to be a sequence of zeroes, and wherein the Boolean vector includes values indicating processing the set of conversation IDs through the single gateway or the single aggregator of the network device. The method continues with determining that distribution of the set of conversation IDs needs to be updated, setting values of an operational vector indexed by the conversation IDs, and setting values of the Boolean vector, wherein the Boolean vector lists whether the single gateway or the single aggregator of the network device is associated with each of the conversation IDs.
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1. A method of configuring a set of conversation identifiers (IDs) at a network device in a distributed resilient network interconnect (DRNI) of a link aggregation group, wherein each conversation ID is to identify a conversation, wherein the network device and a neighbor network device are included in a first portal of the link aggregation group, wherein each of the network device and the neighbor network device implements link aggregation including aggregation ports with a single aggregator of the first portal, and wherein each of the network device and the neighbor network device includes a single gateway of the first portal, the method comprising:
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initializing the set of conversation IDs at the network device, wherein the initialization includes setting entries of a Boolean vector associated with the set of conversation IDs to be a sequence of zeroes, and wherein the Boolean vector includes values indicating processing the set of conversation IDs through the single gateway or the single aggregator of the network device; determining that distribution of the set of conversation IDs needs to be updated; setting values of an operational vector indexed by the conversation IDs, wherein the operational vector lists which network device of the first portal processes each of the set of conversation IDs; and setting values of the Boolean vector indexed by the conversation IDs, wherein the Boolean vector lists whether the single gateway or the single aggregator of the network device is associated with each of the conversation IDs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A network device configuring a set of conversation identifiers (IDs) in a distributed resilient network interconnect (DRNI) of a link aggregation group, wherein each conversation ID is to identify a conversation, wherein the network device and a neighbor network device are included in a first portal of the link aggregation group, wherein each of the network device and the neighbor network device implements link aggregation including aggregation ports with a single aggregator of the first portal, and wherein each of the network device and the neighbor network device includes a single gateway of the first portal, the network device comprising:
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ports coupled to the physical or aggregation link of the link aggregation group, wherein the ports include aggregation ports; and a network processor coupled to the ports, the network processor executing a DRNI function, the DRNI function operative to initialize the set of conversation IDs at the network device, wherein the initialization includes setting entries of a Boolean vector associated with the set of conversation IDs to be a sequence of zeroes, and wherein the Boolean vector includes values indicating processing the set of conversation IDs through the single gateway or the single aggregator of the network device, further operative to determine that distribution of the set of conversation IDs needs to be updated, further operative to set values of an operational vector indexed by the conversation IDs, wherein the operational vector lists which network device of the first portal processes each of the set of conversation IDs, and further operative to set values of the Boolean vector indexed by the conversation IDs, wherein the Boolean vector lists whether the single gateway or the single aggregator of the network device is associated with each of the conversation IDs. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations at a network device to configure a set of conversation identifiers (IDs) at the network device in a distributed resilient network interconnect (DRNI) of a link aggregation group, wherein each conversation ID is to identify a conversation, wherein the network device and a neighbor network device are included in a first portal of the link aggregation group, wherein each of the network device and the neighbor network device runs link aggregation including aggregation ports with a single aggregator of the first portal, and wherein each of the network device and the neighbor network device includes a single gateway of the first portal, the operations comprising:
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initializing the set of conversation IDs at the network device, wherein the initialization includes setting entries of a Boolean vector associated with the set of conversation IDs to be a sequence of zeroes, and wherein the Boolean vector includes values indicating processing the set of conversation IDs through the single gateway or the single aggregator of the network device; determining that distribution of the set of conversation IDs needs to be updated; setting values of an operational vector indexed by the conversation IDs, wherein the operational vector lists which network device of the first portal processes each of the set of conversation IDs; and setting values of the Boolean vector indexed by the conversation IDs, wherein the Boolean vector lists whether the single gateway or the single aggregator of the network device is associated with each of the conversation IDs. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of configuring a set of conversation identifiers (IDs) at a network device in a distributed resilient network interconnect (DRNI) of a link aggregation group, wherein each conversation ID is to identify a conversation, wherein the network device and a neighbor network device are included in a first portal of the link aggregation group, wherein the network device is communicatively coupled to the neighbor network device via an intra-portal port (IPP), wherein each of the network device and the neighbor network device implements link aggregation including aggregation ports with a single aggregator of the first portal, and wherein each of the network device and the neighbor network device includes a single gateway of the first portal, the method comprising:
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initializing the set of conversation IDs at the network device, wherein the initialization includes setting entries of a Boolean vector associated with the set of conversation IDs to be a sequence of zeroes, and wherein the Boolean vector includes values indicating processing the set of conversation IDs through the IPP; determining that distribution of the set of conversation IDs needs to be updated; setting values of a first operational vector indexed by the conversation IDs, wherein the first operational vector lists which network device of the first portal processes each of the set of conversation IDs as assigned to by the network device; setting values of a second operational vector indexed by the conversation IDs, wherein the second operational vector lists which network device of the first portal processes each of the set of conversation IDs as assigned to by the neighbor network device; and setting values of the Boolean vector indexed by the conversation IDs, wherein the Boolean vector lists whether the IPP of the network device is associated with each of the conversation IDs. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A network device configuring a set of conversation identifiers (IDs) in a distributed resilient network interconnect (DRNI) of a link aggregation group, wherein each conversation ID is to identify a conversation, wherein the network device and a neighbor network device are included in a first portal of the link aggregation group, wherein the network device is communicatively coupled to the neighbor network device via an intra-portal port (IPP), wherein each of the network device and the neighbor network device implements link aggregation including aggregation ports with a single aggregator of the first portal, and wherein each of the network device and the neighbor network device includes a single gateway of the first portal respectively, the network device comprising:
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ports coupled to the physical or aggregation link of the link aggregation group, wherein the ports include aggregation ports; and a network processor coupled to the ports, the network processor executing a DRNI function, the DRNI function operative to initialize the set of conversation IDs at the network device, wherein the initialization includes setting entries of a Boolean vector associated with the set of conversation IDs to be a sequence of zeroes, and wherein the Boolean vector includes values indicating processing the set of conversation IDs through the IPP, further operative to determine that distribution of the set of conversation IDs needs to be updated, further operative to set values of a first operational vector indexed by the conversation IDs, wherein the first operational vector lists which network device of the first portal processes each of the set of conversation IDs as assigned to by the network device, further operative to set values of a second operational vector indexed by the conversation IDs, wherein the second operational vector lists which network device of the first portal processes each of the set of conversation IDs as assigned to by the neighbor network device, and further operative to set values of the Boolean vector indexed by the conversation IDs, wherein the Boolean vector lists whether the IPP of the network device is associated with each of the conversation IDs. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations at a network device to configure a set of conversation identifiers (IDs) at the network device in a distributed resilient network interconnect (DRNI) of a link aggregation group, wherein each conversation ID is to identify a conversation, wherein the network device and a neighbor network device are included in a first portal of the link aggregation group, wherein the network device is communicatively coupled to the neighbor network device via an intra-portal port (IPP), wherein each of the network device and the neighbor network device implements link aggregation including aggregation ports with a single aggregator of the first portal, and wherein each of the network device and the neighbor network device includes a single gateway of the first portal, the operations comprising:
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initializing the set of conversation IDs at the network device, wherein the initialization includes setting entries of a Boolean vector associated with the set of conversation IDs to be a sequence of zeroes, and wherein the Boolean vector includes values indicating processing the set of conversation IDs through the IPP; determining that distribution of the set of conversation IDs needs to be updated; setting values of a first operational vector indexed by the conversation IDs, wherein the first operational vector lists which network device of the first portal processes each of the set of conversation IDs as assigned to by the network device; setting values of a second operational vector indexed by the conversation IDs, wherein the second operational vector lists which network device of the first portal processes each of the set of conversation IDs as assigned to by the neighbor network device; and setting values of the Boolean vector indexed by the conversation IDs, wherein the Boolean vector lists whether the IPP of the network device is associated with each of the conversation IDs. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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