High availability virtual switch

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7178052
APP PUB NO 20050066216A1
SERIAL NO

10666887

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Method and devices are provided for implementing high availability. Some implementations provide high availability for virtual switches of data networks. Each virtual switch acts as a single logical unit, while encompassing at least two physical chassis, referred to herein as a master chassis and a slave chassis. In some preferred embodiments, the active supervisor in the master chassis is configured as an active supervisor of the virtual switch and the active supervisor in the slave chassis is configured as the standby supervisor of the virtual switch.

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CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95134-1706

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dontu, Sitaram Sunnyvale, CA 6 307
Hebbar, Hemant Milpitas, CA 2 73
Kolli, Madhuri San Jose, CA 16 169

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