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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2012
Donald Pannell, Cupertino, CA (US);
Partho Mishra, Cupertino, CA (US);
Donald Pannell, Cupertino, CA (US);
Partho Mishra, Cupertino, CA (US);
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
A console is provided and includes a switch and a network device. The network device includes a switch port, first network ports, and a controller. The switch is separate from the network device. Each of the first network ports receives a frame of data, and inserts source information into the frame of data. The source information in each frame of data identifies the first network port that received the frame of data. The controller transfers each frame of data, including the source information, to the switch via the switch port. The switch: adds to each frame of data, destination information identifying one or more of the first network ports; and transfers each frame of data, including the source and destination information, to the switch port. The controller transfers each frame of data, received from the switch port, to the first network ports.