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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2012
Ting AO, Shenzhen, CN;
Yuehua Wei, Shenzhen, CN;
Jinghai Yu, Shenzhen, CN;
Lin LI, Shenzhen, CN;
ZTE Corporation, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, CN;
Abstract
A method, system and controlling bridge (CB) for acquiring port extension (PE) topology information, and a method and system for processing an upstream port, wherein, the method for acquiring the port extension (PE) topology information includes: a CB receiving a link layer discovery protocol (LLDP) message sent by the PE, and perceiving an attachment of the PE; the CB receiving Extended Port Create message sent by the PE, and instantiating corresponding instantiated ports inside the CB. By adopting the above-mentioned technical scheme, the topology information of the PE connected to the CB can be obtained and a channel for forwarding data can be established, effectively.