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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2003
Michael R. Smith, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Jeffrey Ym Wang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Ali Golshan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael R. Smith, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Jeffrey Ym Wang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Ali Golshan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method may involve: receiving a packet (e.g., via a port or uplink interface in a satellite switch) and conveying the packet between one or more ports and one of several uplink interfaces. The one or more ports and the uplink interface are associated with each other. The association can be independent of VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network). As an example, such a method can involve: receiving a first packet via a first port; conveying the first packet to a distribution-layer via a first uplink interface; receiving a second packet via a second port; and conveying the second packet to the distribution-layer via a second uplink interface, where the first uplink interface is associated with the first port and the second uplink interface is associated with the second port. In some embodiments, ports and uplink interfaces are associated by being assigned to the same virtual linecard.