Graceful network merge by performing a graceful transition of conflicting routing identifiers

摘要

A first switch of a first network may receive a second set of information including routing identifiers associated with a second network, wherein the first switch of the first network is connected to a second switch of the second network. The first switch of the first network may transmit a first set of information including routing identifiers associated with the first network. The first switch may determine whether a conflict exists between the second set of information and the first set of information. A conflicting one of the routing identifiers associated with the first or second network may be transitioned to a non-conflicting routing identifier according to the determination of whether a conflict exists between the first set of information and the second set of information.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a first switch of a first network, a second set of switch addresses associated with a plurality of switches of a second network, wherein the first switch is connected to a second switch of the second network; determining, by the first switch, whether a conflict exists between the second set of switch addresses and a first set of switch addresses associated with a plurality of switches of the first network; transitioning a conflicting switch address of the first or second set of switch addresses to a non-conflicting switch address based at least in part on the determination of whether a conflict exists between the first set of switch addresses and the second set of switch addresses, thereby allowing the first network and the second network to be merged; and merging the first network with the second network.