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Title:
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAPID LINK FAILURE HANDLING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/133586
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A system and method for link failure handling includes detecting a failure in a first network connection between a first network switching unit and a second network switching unit, where the first network connection is associated with a first communication port of the first network switching unit; suspending the first communication port from a link aggregation group (LAG), where the first communication port is associated with the LAG; and associating one or more first inter-chassis link (ICL) ports with the LAG. The first ICL ports are associated with a first ICL coupling the first network switching unit to a third network switching unit. The first network switching unit and the third network switching unit are peers.

Inventors:
RAJAGOPALAN BALAJI (US)
VELAYUDHAN MUKESH MOOPATH (US)
KRISHNAMOORTHY RAMKUMAR (US)
GANAPATHIRAMAN NARASIMHAN (US)
KOTHARI SAPNA (US)
VENKATAPATHY NIRUPA (IN)
AGRAWAL SANJEEV (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2013/058213
Publication Date:
July 23, 2015
Filing Date:
September 05, 2013
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
DELL PRODUCTS LP (US)
International Classes:
H04L45/24; H04L45/243; H04L45/28
Foreign References:
US20120275297A12012-11-01
US20100290472A12010-11-18
US20120033678A12012-02-09
US8139492B12012-03-20
US20120113835A12012-05-10
US20090207726A12009-08-20
US20120195189A12012-08-02
US20120099440A12012-04-26
US20100020680A12010-01-28
Other References:
See also references of EP 2962424A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
WELCH, Henry L. (LLPIP Section,2323 Victory Avenue, Suite 70, Dallas Texas, US)
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