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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Cisco Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Norman W. Finn, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 12/709 (2013.01); H04L 12/937 (2013.01); H04L 12/931 (2013.01); H04J 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/4625 (2013.01); H04L 12/4645 (2013.01); H04L 45/245 (2013.01); H04L 49/253 (2013.01); H04L 49/354 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for multi-bridge LAN aggregation is disclosed. The method includes aggregating a plurality of LANs coupling a host to a first and a second intermediate network device. The system includes an intermediate network device. The intermediate network device includes a multi-bridge engine. The multi-bridge engine includes a tunnel engine coupled to a bridge interconnect port and a first physical port.