Method and apparatus for provisioning a network switch port

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9253036
APP PUB NO 20130272165A1
SERIAL NO

13908643

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A port provision system includes a packet network device having a plurality of ports. A port provisioning system is coupled to the packet network device. The port provisioning system obtains configuration information from a host device coupled to the packet network device. The configuration information includes a virtual network identification assigned to a virtual machine included on the host device. The port provisioning system then retrieves packet information from a packet sent form the host device. The port provisioning system then provisions at least one of the plurality of ports with the virtual network identification included in the configuration information in response to determining that the packet information matches the configuration information.

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  • DELL PRODUCTS L.P.;FORCE 10 NETWORKS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bao, Wanqun San Jose, US 11 571
Janardhanan, Pathangi Narasimhan Tamil Nadu, IN 35 531
Natarajan, Avinash Tamil Nadu, IN 23 152
Sivasankar, Ravikumar Tamil Nadu, IN 7 81
Subramanian, Krishnamurthy Mountain View, US 58 1803
Sundaram, Shivakumar Tamil Nadu, IN 35 597

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