发明名称 |
TRILL NETWORK WITH MULTIPATH REDUNDANCY |
摘要 |
Embodiments include a multilevel network with inter-layer multipath redundancy between a first network layer of leaf switches and a second network layer of spine switches. Each leaf switch is connected to multiple spine switches to provide multiple inter-layer communication paths between the leaf switches and the spine switches. Each spine switch is assigned a common Layer 2 and 3 network address, while each leaf switch is configured with an inter-layer link selection protocol to selectively connect only one active inter-layer link between the leaf switch and the wide area layer while disabling all other available inter-layer links between the leaf switch and the wide area layer. Alternative inter-layer links is thus activated without requiring the leaf switch to be configured with a new address for the alternate inter-layer link or relying on any multipath functionality implemented within the spine switches. |
申请公布号 |
WO2015087474(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.06.18 |
申请号 |
WO2014JP05344 |
申请日期 |
2014.10.21 |
申请人 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION;IBM JAPAN, LTD. |
发明人 |
DECUSATIS, CASIMER M.;RAO, ANURADHA |
分类号 |
H04L12/711;H04L12/44;H04L12/713 |
主分类号 |
H04L12/711 |
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