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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2010
Donald B. Grosser, Jr., Apex, NC (US);
Shankara Ramamurthy, Chennai, IN;
Donald B. Grosser, Jr., Apex, NC (US);
Shankara Ramamurthy, Chennai, IN;
Extreme Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for improved multi-switch link aggregation group (MLAG) convergence. According to one aspect of the subject matter described herein, a system for improved multi-switch link aggregation group (MLAG) convergence is provided. The system includes a packet forwarding device. The packet forwarding device includes a packet processor for receiving a packet and determining that the packet is destined for a port of the packet forwarding device associated with an MLAG group. The packet forwarding device further includes an MLAG module associated with the packet processor for determining that the port is inactive, and in response to determining that the port is inactive, performing a convergence operation, wherein the convergence operation includes redirecting, using a redirection filter, the received packet towards an active port associated with the MLAG group.