System and method for determining the configuration of switches in virtual link trunking environments

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9509561
APP PUB NO 20160294613A1
SERIAL NO

15178017

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A system and method of determining the configuration of a network switching unit includes receiving a configuration message on a network link. The network switching unit is associated with a first switch ID and belongs to a domain associated with a first domain ID. The system and method further includes identifying a second domain ID and a second switch ID based on at least information associated with the configuration message; determining whether the first domain ID and the second domain ID match; if the first domain ID and the second domain ID match, adding the network link to a first link aggregation group (LAG) associated with the second switch ID and designating the first LAG as part of an intra cluster link (ICL); and if the first domain ID and the second domain ID do not match, adding the network link to a second LAG associated with the second domain ID.

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  • DELL PRODUCTS L.P.

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Janardhanan, Pathangi Narasimhan Tamilnadu, IN 35 534

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