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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2007
Bruce Booth, Ontario, CA;
William B. Chalk, Iii, Apex, NC (US);
David W. Chow, Mundelein, IL (US);
Timothy A. Goodacre, Lisle, IL (US);
Eric Lebrun, Carros, FR;
Gregg W. Machovec, Vestal, NY (US);
Joseph Robinson, Cary, NC (US);
Atef O. Zaghloul, Morrisville, NC (US);
John H. Zeiger, Raleigh, NC (US);
Bruce Booth, Ontario, CA;
William B. Chalk, III, Apex, NC (US);
David W. Chow, Mundelein, IL (US);
Timothy A. Goodacre, Lisle, IL (US);
Eric LeBrun, Carros, FR;
Gregg W. Machovec, Vestal, NY (US);
Joseph Robinson, Cary, NC (US);
Atef O. Zaghloul, Morrisville, NC (US);
John H. Zeiger, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system and service for a data center computer network. A core network switches data using a first protocol layer. A first access switch is in electrical communication with the core network. The first access switch communicates the data to the core network using the first protocol layer. A second redundant access switch forms a first access switch pair with the first access switch. The second access switch is in electrical communication with the core network and communicates the data using the first protocol layer. The second access switch is in electrical communication with first access switch and communicates with the first access switch using a second protocol layer. The second protocol layer is at lower OSI level than the first protocol layer. The first access switch and the second access switch are configured to form a first VLAN. A first edge device is in electrical communication with the first access switch and the second access switch. The first edge device is part of the first VLAN.