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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2003
Applicants:
Andreas Bechtolsheim, Stanford, CA (US);
Hiroshi Suzuki, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Marinica Rusu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Paul Frantz, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sharat Prasad, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Andreas Bechtolsheim, Stanford, CA (US);
Hiroshi Suzuki, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Marinica Rusu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Paul Frantz, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sharat Prasad, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for conveying management information across a network are disclosed. The method includes generating an Ethernet packet comprising a converged data link header in place of an Ethernet preamble and transmitting the modified packet from a network element. The header is configured to provide support for network management.