Method to carry FCoE frames over a TRILL based network

摘要

An apparatus for forwarding an Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) data frame into an Ethernet network comprising a processor configured to receive a data frame on a input port, obtain a first destination address and a virtual local area network identifier (VID), determine whether the first destination address and the VID matches an entry within a forwarding table, construct a key when the first destination address and VID matches the entry and the data frame is a FCoE frame, and forward the data frame as an outgoing data frame via an output port when the key matches a rule that permits forwarding the data frame.

主权项

1. An apparatus for forwarding a Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) data frame into an Ethernet network comprising:
a processor configured to:
receive a data frame on a input port;obtain a first destination address and a virtual local area network identifier (VID) from the data frame received;determine whether the first destination address and the VID matches an entry within a forwarding table;construct a key from the first destination address and the VID when the first destination address and the VID matches the entry and the data frame is a FCoE frame; andsubsequently forward the data frame as an outgoing data frame via an output port when the key matches a rule that permits forwarding the data frame; wherein the data frame is an FCoE frame that comprises a destination address that references a virtual N_Port (VN_Port), and wherein a location of the VN_Port is indicated by a FCoE routing bridge nickname.