Method and apparatus for determining a multilayer switching path
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Aug 12, 2008
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Jul 14, 2005
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Feb 23, 2005
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Jul 31, 2000
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A method and apparatus that provide for determining a multilayer switching path are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a Layer 3 path and a Layer 2 path between a source device and destination device are first determined in order to identify the relevant switch engines that perform the multilayer switching. Determining whether the switch engines satisfy a set of criteria identifies the relevant switch engines.
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