END NODE PARTITIONING USING LOCAL IDENTIFIERS

摘要

A method for portioning an end node (606) for a physical element (600), comprising the steps of: probing (702) a port (644) using a subnet management packet (SMP); detecting (704) a switch (612) associated with the port (644) as a result of probing the port (644); assigning (706) a local identifier (694) to an SMP port (686) of the switch (612); detecting (708) an additional port (678) of the switch (612); and assigning (710) a local identifier (670) to a port (650) of end node (606) corresponding to the additional port (678).