Communication transport protocol for distributed information technology architectures

摘要

A communication protocol in a layer two (L2) network switch comprises, in response to a service request by a source node, registering the source node for packet communication service. The protocol further comprises forwarding one or more packets from the registered source node to one or more destination nodes. The protocol further comprises receiving packets from one or more destination nodes and forwarding each received packet to a corresponding registered node.

主权项

1. A network switch system for data communication between nodes in a network, comprising:
a service registration module that registers one or more source node for packet communication service; a transmission module that forwards one or more packets from a registered source node to one or more destination nodes; a receiving module that routes one or more packets from one or more destination nodes to a registered source node; wherein the protocol packets are forwarded in layer two (L2) domain and the network switch system is a L2 or layer 3 (L3) capable network device, wherein the transmission module maintains a transmission queue for enqueuing packets from corresponding registered source nodes for transmission, the transmission module appends an header to each packet for transmission wherein the header comprises communication protocol information, and the receiving module maintains a receiving queue for enqueuing packets from destination nodes corresponding to registered source nodes; and a selection module that selects an interface port associated with a destination node, wherein the transmission module transmits a packet from a corresponding source node to the destination node using the selected interface port via a communication link, and the selection module receives a packet from a destination node and enqueues the packet in the receiving queue for a corresponding source node.