Guillermo R Hernandez

Author:

Guillermo E. Hernandez

ISBN #:

0292711239

Author:

Guillermo Perdomo Hernandez

ISBN #:

8488412398

US Patent:

20060193266, Aug 31, 2006

Filed:

Jul 28, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/193134

Inventors:

Vividh Siddha - Milpitas CA, US
Kunihiro Ishiguro - Redwood City CA, US
Guillermo Hernandez - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/28
H04L 12/56

US Classification:

370254000, 370401000

Abstract:

Switching and routing functions may be provided in a data plane of a network switch by having all functions and algorithms needed to handle all related interface, logical and physical, under one interface manager to keep track of bindings between virtual interfaces and logical interfaces, as well as maintain the statuses of ports that belong to the virtual interface and the actual logical ports. When the actual interface goes down, the virtual interface may go down along with it. The bindings may also include definitions. All of these bindings may be located in a single routing information base (RIB) database, eliminating the need for multiple bindings to be kept in various places. Furthermore, a hardware abstraction layer in the control plane can also then be mirrored in the data plane, eliminating the need for the customer to create a layer performing the same tasks.