METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY PROVISIONING RESOURCES WITHIN A DISTRIBUTED CONTROL PLANE OF A SWITCH

摘要

In some embodiments, a network management module is operatively coupled to a set of edge devices that are coupled to a set of peripheral processing devices. The network management module can receive a signal associated with a broadcast protocol from an edge device from the set of edge devices in response to that edge device being operatively coupled to a switch fabric. The network management module can provision that edge device in response to receiving the signal. The network management module can define multiple network control entities at the set of edge devices such that each network control entity from the multiple network control entities can provide forwarding-state information associated with at least one peripheral processing device from the set of peripheral processing devices to at least one remaining network control entity from the multiple network control entities using a selective protocol.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a network management module operatively coupled to a plurality of edge devices, the network management module configured to receive a signal from an edge device from the plurality of edge devices, in response to that edge device sending the signal to the network management module and to the plurality of edge devices upon operatively coupling to a switch fabric, and such that the plurality of edge devices store information contained in the signal, the network management module configured to provision that edge device in response to receiving the signal, the network management module configured to define a plurality of network control entities at the plurality of edge devices such that each network control entity from the plurality of network control entities provides forwarding-state information to at least one remaining network control entity from the plurality of network control entities.