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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2013
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Shiri Kadambi, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Shekhar Ambe, San Jose, CA (US);
Mohan Kalkunte, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sandeep Relan, Bangalore, IN;
Allan Christie, Fremont, CA (US);
Uri Elzur, Irvine, CA (US);
Martin Lund, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Daniel Talayco, San Jose, CA (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for establishing a virtual channel between network devices is disclosed. In the case of a local network device establishing a virtual channel with a remote network device, a virtual channel request message is sent from the local network device to the remote network device. A virtual channel acknowledgement message and a remote capability list are received and a virtual channel resume message and a local capability list are sent. The virtual channel is then enabled. In the case of a remote network device establishing a virtual channel with a local network device, a virtual channel request message is received from a local network device by a remote network device. A virtual channel acknowledgement message and a remote capability list are sent and a virtual channel resume message and a local capability list are received. The virtual channel is then enabled.