Virtual data center bridging exchange (vDCBX) protocol

摘要

In one embodiment, a system includes processor; and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processor, the logic being adapted to: assign a VLAN type to each of a plurality of VLANs of an architecture; generate a VLAN list type-length-value (vTLV) message; and transmit information to resources based at least in part on the vTLV message, wherein the resources comprise at least one virtual switch and one or more of: at least one physical switch; at least one virtual port; at least one physical port; at least one virtual machine; at least one converged network adapter (CNA); and at least one fiber channel forwarder (FCF).

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
assigning a virtual local area network (VLAN) type to each of a plurality of VLANs of an architecture; generating a VLAN list type-length-value (vTLV) message based at least in part on the assigned VLAN types, the vTLV message comprising at least one device entry, each device entry corresponding to at least one of the VLANs; and exchanging information with resources based at least in part on the vTLV message, wherein the resources comprise at least one virtual switch and at least one physical switch residing along a same data path of the architecture, and wherein each device entry represents, according to a type-length-value (TLV) convention: a VLAN identifier; a VLAN traffic priority level; a VLAN protocol indicator; a number of VLANs assigned to one or more particular protocols; and a VLAN identifier of each VLAN assigned to one of the particular protocols.