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Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014

Filed:

Nov. 28, 2012
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Claude Basso, Nice, FR;

David A. Shedivy, Rochester, MN (US);

Colin B. Verrilli, Apex, NC (US);

Bruce M. Walk, Rochester, MN (US);

Daniel Wind, Drap, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/751 (2013.01); H04L 12/721 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/72 (2013.01); H04L 45/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Techniques are provided for routing table synchronization for a distributed network switch. In one embodiment, a first frame having a source address and a destination address is received. If no routing entry for the source address is found in a routing table of a first switch module, routing information is determined for the source address and a routing entry is generated. An indication is sent to a second switch module, to request a routing entry for the source address to be generated in the second switch module, based on the routing information.


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