SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LAYER-2 TRAFFIC POLARIZATION DURING FAILURES IN A VIRTUAL LINK TRUNKING DOMAIN

摘要

An information handling system is provided. The information handling system includes a first network switch configurable, the first network switch having a computer processor in communication with a plurality of ports for receiving and sending frames and a memory coupled to the computer processor and including a media access control (MAC) address table. The computer processor is configured to read frames, each frame having a header, and is also configured to associate a MAC address with a parent link aggregation group (LAG) except while a downstream link failure is detected. The computer processor is configured to associate the MAC address with a sub-LAG while a downstream link failure is detected. Methods for directing traffic through a virtual link trunking (VLT) domain during failure of a downstream link are also provided.

主权项

1. An information handling system comprising:
a first network switch, the first network switch including:
a computer processor in communication with a plurality of ports for receiving and sending frames, the computer processor configured to read frames, each frame having a header;a memory coupled to the computer processor and including a media access control (MAC) address table;and wherein the computer processor is configured to associate a MAC address and a virtual local access network (VLAN) identifier with a parent link aggregation group (LAG) except while a downstream link failure is detected, the computer processor being configured to associate the MAC address and the VLAN identifier with a sub-LAG while a downstream link failure is detected.