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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2008
Apurva Mehta, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ramasamy Ramanathan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kumar Mehta, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ramanarayanan Ramakrishnan, San Jose, CA (US);
Apurva Mehta, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ramasamy Ramanathan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kumar Mehta, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ramanarayanan Ramakrishnan, San Jose, CA (US);
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and products for routing frames in a network using bridge identifiers, wherein the network includes a plurality of bridge nodes. At least one of the bridge nodes operates as an ingress bridge node through which frames are received into the network. At least one of the bridge nodes operates as an egress bridge node through which frames are transmitted out of the network. One of the bridge nodes receives, from the ingress bridge node, a frame for transmission to a destination node. The destination node connects to the network through the egress bridge node. The frame includes an ingress bridge identifier and an egress bridge identifier. The bridge that received the frame then routes the frame to the egress bridge node through which the destination node connects to the network in dependence upon the ingress bridge identifier and the egress bridge identifier included in the frame.