Specifying priority on a virtual station interface discovery and configuration protocol response
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- an Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB) bridge coupled to an EVB station,wherein the EVB bridge is configured to communicate to the EVB station a Priority Code Point (PCP) value in response to a request from the EVB station for the PCP value,wherein the PCP value, if specified, is used by the EVB station as the default PCP value associated with any or all of the Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) Identifier (VIDs) carried by a Virtual Station Interface (VSI) Discovery Protocol (VDP) Response,wherein the PCP value is specified in a Filter Information (Info) field of a VDP Type-Length-Value (TLV),wherein the VDP TLV is carried by a VDP Response, andwherein the PCP value, if specified, is used by the EVB station to adopt as a default PCP value to a VSI and at least one of the VIDs.
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising an Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB) bridge coupled with an EVB station wherein the EVB bridge is configured to communicate to the EVB station a Filter Information (Info) field of a virtual station interface (VSI) discovery and configuration protocol (VDP) Associate Response message, and wherein the Filter Info field specifies a default Priority Code Point (PCP) value associated with at least one or all of a plurality of VID values carried by that VDP TLV Response.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB) bridge coupled to an EVB station, wherein the EVB bridge is configured to communicate to the EVB station a Priority Code Point (PCP) value in response to a request from the EVB station for the PCP value, wherein the PCP value, if specified, is used by the EVB station as the default PCP value associated with any or all of the Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) Identifier (VIDs) carried by a Virtual Station Interface (VSI) Discovery Protocol (VDP) Response, wherein the PCP value is specified in a Filter Information (Info) field of a VDP Type-Length-Value (TLV), wherein the VDP TLV is carried by a VDP Response, and wherein the PCP value, if specified, is used by the EVB station to adopt as a default PCP value to a VSI and at least one of the VIDs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A networking component comprising:
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a transmitter configured to send to an Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB) bridge a virtual station interface (VSI) discovery and configuration protocol (VDP) Associate request message to request a priority code point (PCP) value for a plurality of media access control (MAC) frames bound to a virtual station interface (VSI) at an EVB station; a receiver configured to receive from the EVB bridge a PCP value in a VDP Associate response message; and a logic unit configured to the transmitter and the receiver and configured to; obtain a default PCP value from the PCP value; and adopt the default PCP value to the VSI, wherein each of the MAC frames are associated with the default PCP when sent on the VSI from the EVB station. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method implemented by at least one network component, comprising:
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sending from a virtual station to an Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB) bridge a virtual station interface (VSI) discovery and configuration protocol (VDP) Associate request that comprises a first Priority Code Point (PCP) field and a first PCP Significant (PS) field that are not set to request a default priority value on a VSI at the virtual station; receiving at the virtual station a VDP Associate response from the EVB bridge that comprises a second PCP field and a second PS field that are set to indicate the default priority value; and adopting the default priority value to the VSI, wherein a plurality of MAC frames transported via the VSI comprise the default priority value. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method implemented by at least one network component, comprising:
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receiving at an Edge Virtual Bridging (EVB) bridge from a virtual station a virtual station interface (VSI) discovery and configuration protocol (VDP) Associate request that comprises a first Priority Code Point (PCP) field and a first PCP Significant (PS) field that are not set to request a default priority value for a plurality of media access control (MAC) frames transported on a VSI at the virtual station; sending at the EVB bridge a VDP Associate response to the virtual station that comprises a second PCP field and a second PS field that are set to indicate the default priority; and adopting the default priority value to the VSI, wherein a plurality of MAC frames transported via the VSI comprise the default priority value. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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