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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kwun-Nan Kevin Lin, Saratoga, CA (US);
Shafiuddin Mohammed, Fremont, CA (US);
Tao Guan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Vishal Sinha, Union City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/753 (2013.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04L 12/705 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/48 (2013.01); H04L 12/1886 (2013.01); H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 45/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for reducing broadcast and multicast traffic in a stacking system are provided. In one embodiment, a master device in the stacking system can automatically determine a minimal set of VLAN associations for stacking links in the stacking system. The minimal set of VLAN associations can avoid unnecessary transmission of broadcast or multicast packets through the system's topology.