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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2004
Shaun Kazuo Wakumoto, Roseville, CA (US);
Ballard Claude Bare, Auburn, CA (US);
Cetin Ersoy, Portsmouth, NH (US);
Amit Green, Pelham, NH (US);
Shaun Kazuo Wakumoto, Roseville, CA (US);
Ballard Claude Bare, Auburn, CA (US);
Cetin Ersoy, Portsmouth, NH (US);
Amit Green, Pelham, NH (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
One embodiment disclosed relates to a method of broadcasting packets through a network of switches. A packet is received to be broadcast through the network of switches. A broadcast path is selected from a plurality of generated broadcast paths. A broadcast path tag associated with the selected broadcast path is created and inserted into the packet. A determination is made of the port(s) by which to forward the packet, and the packet is transmitted via the port(s) to next switch(es) in accordance with the selected broadcast path.