Blade switch with scalable interfaces

A blade switch for increased interface scalability is provided. The blade switch may address interface scalability by having each of the switch linecards manage its interfaces locally and may use the concept of virtual and local interfaces for intelligent forwarding. The blade switch may appear as a...

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Main Authors KATHAIL PRADEEP K, GANDHI PRASHANT P, WANG JEFFREY YM, SMITH MICHAEL, RAJENDRAN SARAVANAKUMAR, DEVIREDDY DILEEP KUMAR, APPANNA CHANDRASHEKHAR
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 07.01.2014
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Summary:A blade switch for increased interface scalability is provided. The blade switch may address interface scalability by having each of the switch linecards manage its interfaces locally and may use the concept of virtual and local interfaces for intelligent forwarding. The blade switch may appear as a single network switch having a single bridge ID from the network perspective during operation and from the customer perspective during configuration.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20080037525