发明名称 |
METHODS AND DEVICES FOR NETWORKING BLADE SERVERS |
摘要 |
<p>Some embodiments of the present invention provide blade servers having blade switches that function as switches in the data plane, but do not have a Domain_ID. Control plane switching functions are performed by a fabric switch (e.g., a core switch) to which the blade server is attached. A fabric switch to which a blade switch is attached may perform address assignment functions for blades of the blade server. The blade switch preferably converts FLOGI requests to FDISC requests that are forwarded to an attached fabric switch. Some implementations provide for the multiple fabric switches, all of which are configured for communication with at least one blade switch, to establish and maintain the state of a virtual Domain_ID.</p> |
申请公布号 |
EP1891780(A2) |
申请公布日期 |
2008.02.27 |
申请号 |
EP20060773014 |
申请日期 |
2006.06.12 |
申请人 |
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
发明人 |
EDSALL, THOMAS;DE SANTI, CLAUDIO |
分类号 |
H04L12/931;G06F3/00;H04L29/08 |
主分类号 |
H04L12/931 |
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