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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2003
Trystan Johnson, Belleville, CA;
Michael Pothier, Picton, CA;
Robert Turnbull, Calgary, CA;
Kejin Huang, Calgary, CA;
Trystan Johnson, Belleville, CA;
Michael Pothier, Picton, CA;
Robert Turnbull, Calgary, CA;
Kejin Huang, Calgary, CA;
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, Quebec, CA;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a first network device to identify the VLAN for which the first network device is a member. In response to the broadcasting of a discovery request message by the first network device, a second network device transmits a first data message including VLAN information relating to the VLANs configured on the network. From the VLAN information, the first network device determines the VLAN ID of the VLAN in which the first network device is a member.