METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR FACILITATING THE DESIGN AND ASSIGNMENT OF ETHERNET VLANS
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for facilitating creation of virtual local area networks (VLANs), the method comprising:
- receiving a VLAN name, a class of service and two or more access ports, the receiving at a computer;
determining switches and trunks associated with the access ports, the determining performed by the computer;
searching a VLAN database for the VLAN, the searching performed by the computer; and
creating a VLAN if said searching does not result in locating the VLAN, the creating performed by the computer and including;
selecting a starting access port from the two or more access ports,mapping a base path from the starting access port to another of the access ports, wherein the base path includes one or more of the switches and one or more of the trunks, andadding the base path to the VLAN including the starting access port and said another of the access ports.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method for facilitating creation of virtual local area networks (VLANs). The method includes: receiving a VLAN name, a class of service and two or more access ports; determining switches and trunks associated with the access ports; searching a VLAN database for the VLAN; and creating a VLAN if said searching does not result in locating the VLAN. The creating includes: selecting a starting access port from the two or more access ports; mapping a base path from the starting access port to another of the access ports, wherein the base path includes one or more of the switches and one or more of the trunks; and adding the base path to the VLAN including the starting access port and said another of the access ports.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for facilitating creation of virtual local area networks (VLANs), the method comprising:
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receiving a VLAN name, a class of service and two or more access ports, the receiving at a computer; determining switches and trunks associated with the access ports, the determining performed by the computer; searching a VLAN database for the VLAN, the searching performed by the computer; and creating a VLAN if said searching does not result in locating the VLAN, the creating performed by the computer and including; selecting a starting access port from the two or more access ports, mapping a base path from the starting access port to another of the access ports, wherein the base path includes one or more of the switches and one or more of the trunks, and adding the base path to the VLAN including the starting access port and said another of the access ports. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for facilitating creation of virtual local area networks (VLANs), the system comprising:
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a computer memory; and a processor in communication with the computer memory, the processor comprising an instruction fetching element for fetching instructions from memory and one or more execution elements for executing fetched instructions to perform a method comprising; receiving a VLAN name, a class of service and two or more access ports; determining switches and trunks associated with the access ports; searching a VLAN database for the VLAN; and creating a VLAN if said searching does not result in locating the VLAN, the creating including; selecting a starting access port from the two or more access ports, mapping a base path from the starting access port to another of the access ports, wherein the base path includes one or more of the switches and one or more of the trunks, and adding the base path to the VLAN including the starting access port and said another of the access ports. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions for facilitating creation of virtual local area networks (VLANs), wherein the computer-executable instructions when executed by a computer processor cause the computer processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a VLAN name, a class of service and two or more access ports; determining switches and trunks associated with the access ports; searching a VLAN database for the VLAN; and creating a VLAN if said searching does not result in locating the VLAN, the creating including; selecting a starting access port from the two or more access ports, mapping a base path from the starting access port to another of the access ports, wherein the base path includes one or more of the switches and one or more of the trunks, and adding the base path to the VLAN including the starting access port and said another of the access ports. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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