Scaling IPv6 on Multiple Devices Virtual Switching System with Port or Device Level Aggregation

• Main Authors: LIU FANGPING, RAMESH CHENGELPET, ZHANG MING
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 28.03.2013
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

Systems and methods are provided to support a large number of hosts while keeping the size of the FIB CAM low. Higher scalability may be achieved by consuming less FIB CAM space as hosts are added to a network. An L3 switching module may be provided capable of supporting a large number of virtual ma...