| 发明名称 | Network switching domains with a virtualized control plane | ||
| 摘要 | A distributed switching fabric system includes multiple network switches coupled to a cell-based switching fabric by cell-fabric ports. A virtual machine runs on a server connected to a network port of one or more of the network switches that are members of a given switching domain. The virtual machine manages a control plane for the given switching domain. The server receives a protocol control packet from one of the network switches and forwards the received protocol control packet to the virtual machine for processing. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US8964601(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2015.02.24 |
| 申请号 | US201213646378 | 申请日期 | 2012.10.05 |
| 申请人 | International Business Machines Corporation | 发明人 | Kamath Dayavanti Gopal;Kamble Keshav Govind;Leu Dar-Ren;Pandey Vijoy A. |
| 分类号 | H04L12/28;H04W4/00;H04L12/50;H04Q11/00;H04L12/413 | 主分类号 | H04L12/28 |
| 代理机构 | Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts LLP | 代理人 | Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts LLP ;Rodriguez Michael |
| 主权项 | 1. A method for implementing a control plane in a distributed fabric system comprised of one or more switching domains, the distributed fabric system including a plurality of network switches coupled to a cell-based switching fabric, the method comprising: running a virtual machine on a server connected to a network port of one or more of the network switches of the distributed fabric system that are members of a given switching domain; managing, by the virtual machine running on the server, a control plane for the one or more network switches of the given switching domain; receiving, by the server, a protocol control packet from one of the network switches that is a member of the given switching domain; and forwarding the received protocol control packet to the virtual machine running on the server for processing. | ||
| 地址 | Armonk NY US | ||