Two-stage port-channel resolution in a multistage fabric switch

摘要

In some embodiments, a data packet may be received at a leaf switch. A port-channel associated with a destination port for the data packet may be identified, and the data packet may be transmitted to the destination port via the identified port-channel.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a data packet for transmission at a leaf switch; identifying a port-channel associated with a destination port for the data packet; determining that the destination port associated with the identified port-channel does not comprise a local physical port; in response to determining that the destination port associated with the identified port-channel does not comprise the local physical port, mapping a local index to a global index associated with the identified port-channel; setting a header value in the data packet to the global index; and transmitting the data packet to the destination port via the identified port-channel.