PORT NEGOTIATION BETWEEN FCOE FORWARDERS

摘要

According to an example, port negotiation between FCFs is implemented through initiation of a negotiation to an opposite party corresponding to a VFC port on a FCF within a VLAN corresponding to each VSAN supported by the VFC port on the FCF. The port negotiation also includes a determination of an intersection of the VSAN and the VLAN supported by the VFC port and the VSAN and the VLAN supported by the opposite party corresponding to the VFC port on the FCF and performance of an ELP negotiation within the intersection of the VSAN and the VLAN.

主权项

1. A method for implementing port negotiation between Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Forwarders (FCFs), comprising:
initiating, by a FCF, a negotiation to an opposite party corresponding to a Virtual Fiber Channel (VFC) port on the FCF within a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) corresponding to each Virtual Storage Area Network (VSAN) supported by the VFC port on the FCF; determining, by the FCF, an intersection of the VSAN and the VLAN supported by the VFC port on the FCF and the VSAN and the VLAN supported by the opposite party corresponding to the VFC port on the FCF; and performing, by the FCF, an Exchange Link Parameter (ELP) negotiation within the intersection of the VSAN and the VLAN.