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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2013
Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte, Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
Vasmi M. Abidi, Cupertino, CA (US);
Xiang Hui Dong, Wuxi, CN;
Tamanna Z. Sait, San Jose, CA (US);
Yun Sun, Wuxi, CN;
Zheng Dong Zhu, Wuxi, CN;
LENOVO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to reflective relay (RR) processing on logical ports for channelized links in edge virtual bridging (EVB) systems. One embodiment includes providing a virtual edge bridge (VEB) mode and a virtual Ethernet port aggregator (VEPA) mode in an EVB system on a same port of a physical switch. RR capability per channel is negotiated between a server and the physical switch in the EVB system. RR per channel is supported on the physical switch of the EVB system using RR setting information per channel.