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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2017
Arris Enterprises Llc, Suwanee, GA (US);
Kwun-Nan Kevin Lin, Saratoga, CA (US);
ARRIS Enterprises LLC, Suwanee, GA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for facilitating port extender (PE) ID assignment in an extended bridge are provided. According to one set of embodiments, a controlling bridge (CB) can store a set of one or more port extender PE ID configurations for the extended bridge. At least one PE ID configuration in the stored set can include (1) an identity of a first CB port, and (2) a plurality of PE IDs corresponding to PEs connected to the first CB port, in connection order. In cases where the plurality of PEs form a ring that also connects to a second CB port, the at least one PE ID configuration can also include an identity of the second CB port.