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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
May. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bipin Agarwal, San Jose, CA (US);
Kwun-Nan Kevin Lin, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/933 (2013.01); H04L 12/931 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 49/15 (2013.01); H04L 49/65 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for simplifying stacking trunk creation and management are provided. In one embodiment, a switch in a stacking system can receive first and second control packets from one or more other switches in the stacking system, where the first and second control packets are received on first and second stacking ports of the switch respectively. The switch can then determine, based on the first and second control packets, whether the first and second stacking ports can be configured as a single stacking trunk.